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Greek Vocabulary

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

POLIS

  • The early Greeks city state made up of a city and the surrounding
  • country and run a independent country

DEMOCRACY

  • Government in which all citizens share in running government

OLIGARCHY

  • A few people that hold on to their power

TYRANT

  • Person who takes power by force and rules with
  • total authority.

POLICY

  • A plan or course of action as of government

AGORA

  • In the early Greeks city states an open area that served as
  • both a market and a meeting place.

ACROPOLIS

  • The fortified height or citadel of Ancient Greek city

PARTHENON

  • A temple built to celebrate their goddess "Athena"

HOPLITES

  • We're citizen soldiers of Ancient Greek city states

MONARCHY

  • The rule of a king