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picture picture Word/def. Empire- When a city-state or nation expand and rule over foreign places. Word/def. Greek Mythology – Stories about Greek polytheism - gods and goddesses. These stories portray their gods and goddesses as very human like unlike the god Christians and Jews. There is often time a moral to the entertaining myths. These Myths were some of the first written novels of the Classical world. Ex.) Zeus, Hercules, Atlas. sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ picture picture Word/def. Phalanx – Tight Greek army formation that allowed them to march directly into the enemy’s army. This scattered and confused their enemy. Word/def. Philosophy – Investigation of thought and knowledge. (Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.) Ex.) Can there be peace without war? sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ picture picture Word/def. Peloponnesian War – 27 year war Word/def. Greek Alphabet- Alphabet used by between the Greek city-states Athens and ancient Greeks. Ex.) (Alpha, Omega, Epsilon, Delta) Sparta. Sparta won but both city-states were so weak when it was over, Greece would never be as powerful as it once was. sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ picture picture Word/def. Democracy – City-State or nation ruled by the people. Ex.) Athens in Greece. Word/def. Cultural Diffusion – When culture and goods go from one place to another either by peaceful or violent means. sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ picture picture Word/def. Conquest – When one nation or city-state seeks to control other areas. Word/def. City-State - When a city acts as an independent nation. sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ picture picture Word/def. Golden Age – The best, richest period in a nation/empire’s history. Ex.) The Golden Age of Greece was from 510 BC – 323 BC. Word/def. Athens- Greek city-state that rose to naval power after the defeat of the Persians at the Battle of Salamis. Athens is known for beginning democracy and having philosophers flourish and other artists flourish there. sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ picture picture Word/def. Sparta- Rival city state to Athens. Sparta had a military culture and government. Word/def. Trireme- Greek navy ship that had three rows of rowers and a metal rammer in the front used to sink rival ships. sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ picture picture Word/def. Western Civilization- Culture & ideas begun by the Greeks. Rome, Europe and the United States are an extension of Western Civilization . Word/def. Parthenon- Pillared temple built to honor the goddess Athena in 427 BC in Athens. sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ sentence ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________