Ancient+Greece+Keywords

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Almost every time you study a new topic, there will be new words you'll encounter that you don't know the meaning of. Here is a list of some of the ones you might encounter whilst researching Ancient Greece:=====

** __Acropolis __ ****: ** Meaning ‘high city’, it was a fortified city, built on high ground.

**__Agoge __****: ** Sparta's state education system.

**__Agora __****: ** An open space in the middle of a Greek city, used for markets and as a meeting place.

** __Athens __ ****: **A powerful city-state with its own government, laws, army and navy. It is the modern day capital of Greece.

** __Citizenship __ ****: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Only free men in Athens could have citizenship. They had the right to take part in politics and serve in the army.

** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">City State __ ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">A politically independent state consisting of an city and its surrounding territory.

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Democracy __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A political system introduced by the ancient Greeks, in which all citizens had a say in the running of the state. The word comes from the Greek words //demos// meaning ‘people’ and //kratos// meaning ‘rule’.

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;">**__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Gods and Goddesses __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">the ancient Greeks believed in many different gods and goddesses who were immortal (lived forever) and had supernatural powers.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">**__Heroes__:** heroes were the offspring of gods or goddesses and humans. They still had supernatural powers like the gods, but were mortal (they would die).

** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Olympics __ ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">A religious festival held in honour of the god Zeus, attended by people from all over Greece.

** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Olympus __ ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and the Greeks believed this was the home of the gods.

** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Parthenon __ ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> A huge temple on top of the acropolis in Athens

** __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Sparta __ ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">A city-state in southern Greece, which was famous for its strict military training and army.

You may encounter others; remember to check the **glossary** that is often in the back of non-fiction books, an encyclopaedia or a dictionary. If you still can't find what you're looking for, ask your teacher or Ms. Page in the library.