Test on Monday 2/26/2018

Vocab Terms

1. acropolis—a high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities

2. agora—a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city

3. aristocrat—a member of a rich and powerful family

4. assassinate—to murder for political reasons

5. barbarian—a person considered to be wild and uncivilized

6. blockade—the cutting off of an area by enemy forces that closes it to travel and shipments

7. city-state—a city with its own traditions, government, and laws

8. democracy—a form of government in which citizens have power and govern themselves

9. epic—a long poem that tells a complex story

10. Hellenistic—describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great

11. immortal—someone or something that lives forever

12. peninsula—an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

13. philosopher—someone who uses the mind and reason to understand the world

14. plague—a widespread disease

15. tragedy—a type of serious play that often ends in disaster for the main character

16. tribute—a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one

17. tyrant—a ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working class; not

necessarily cruel and violent

Gods/Goddesses (need to know powers and symbol)

Aphrodite          Apollo                   Ares                    Artemis

Athena              Demeter                Dionysus              Eris

Hades              Hermes                 Hephaestus           Hera

Hestia                 Poseidon               Zeus