World History, Chapter 4 Vocabulary

By 2800 B.C. Time when the Minoan civilization established life on the island of Crete

A civilization that went from 2700 B.C. to 1450 B.C.

A civilization that flourished between 1600 B.C. and 1100 B.C.

A fortified area on top of a hill

An open area that served as a place where people could assemble and use as a market

Heavily armed foor soldiers

A type of batte tactic at which soldiers would stand shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation holding their shields like a wall.

Ruler who seized power by force from the aristocrats

A type of government which is ruled by the people

A government ruled by few

Prisoners which then became slaves

A group of 5 men in the Spartan governmental system

A defensive alliance against the Persians formed by the Athenians in 478 B.C.

The period of classical Athenian and Greek history

A government system where all male citizen partakes in the decission making in the governemnt through direct, mass meetings.

The process which members of the assembly would write the name of a harmful person and if at least 6,000 members say the name, that person will be banned for 10 years.

The rising power that everyone ignored during the Great Peloponnesian War

Ceremonies or rites that Greeks used to worship the Gods and Goddesses

A sacred shrine where a god or goddess revealed the furture through a priest or priestess

the first Greek dramas; presented in a trilogy ... serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war or betrayal

The referance to an organized system of thought

An example to explain the universe. It was taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers

A group of travceling teachers in ancient Greece who rejected speculation such as that of the Pythagoras as foolish.

A new age created by Alexander where Greek language and ideas spread and expanded to non-Greek places like Southwest Asia.

The most popular philosophy of the Hellenistic world. It was taught that possessions aren't necessary to be happy.

A hero strives for excellence

A long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero