Ancient Greece Flashcards
Unit 3 Test Review
Mycenaeans
People who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.
Trojan War
10 year war the Mycenaeans fought against Trot
Dorians
A group of people less advanced than the Mycenaeans who moved into the was torn country side
Homer
Blind storyteller
Epics
narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
Myths
Traditional stories
Polis
city-state
Acropolis
marketplace on a fortified hilltop
Monarchy
A king rules in a government
Aristocracy
A government ruled by a small group
Oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people
Tyrants
Powerful individuals who seized control of the government by appealing to the common people
Democracy
Rule by the people
Helots
Peasants forced to stay on the land they worked.
Phalanx
Most powerful fighting force in the ancient world