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“Ancient Greece”Video Vocabulary
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TimelineTime Period
1050 – 750 BC The Early Period
776 BC Traditional Date of First Olympic Games
750 – 500 BC Archaic Period; Sparta Dominates
500 – 323 BC Classical Period
490 – 479 BC Persian Wars
431 – 404 BC Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta
336 – 323 BC Alexander the Great
323 – 31 BC Hellenistic Period
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Archaeology
• In Greek, it means “study of beginnings”
• The science of studying past cultures by analyzing their remains
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City-State• A central city and the surrounding
area it rules
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Athens• A leading city-state
in ancient Greece
• known for its culture and democratic system of government
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Acropolis
• In Greek, it means “high hill”
• The highest point in a Greek city-state where important monuments and temples were built
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Parthenon
• The classic Greek temple built on the Acropolis in Athens
• Honors the goddess Athena
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Frieze• A series of sculptures carved out of a
background panel
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Sparta• Athens’ rival
city-state known for its military power
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Democracy• In Greek, it means “rule of the
people”
• A system of governing in which citizens vote to elect representatives and make laws
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Assembly• In Athens, the meeting of citizens
held every ten days to discuss and vote on issues related to the democracy
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Barbarian• To the Greeks, foreigners or people
who were not like them
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Philosophy
• In Greek, it means “love of learning”
• A system of thought which examines and explains the purpose of life
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Terra Cotta
• Red clay pottery used in making classical Greek vases
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Delphi• An ancient town
of central Greece
• The sanctuary of the oracle of Apollo was here
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Oracle• A priest or
priestess believed to speak for a god and foretell the future
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Olympics• A festival of
athletic games and contests first held by the ancient Greeks in 776 BC
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Map of the Mediterranean Area
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Things to think about..• The land of Greece is ____________
and __________________. The soil is only fertile in a small area, and there are few mineral resources.
• What would the people of Greece have to use?
rockymountainous
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• Greece was the birth place of _______________ and personal freedom.
• As you watch the program, note what other ideas we have inherited from the ancient Greeks.
democracy