Title: Ancient%20Greece%20Vocabulary
1Ancient Greece Vocabulary
2Polis
City-state a central city and the surrounding
area it rules
3Acropolis
A high hill where a fortress was built
4Democracy
A type of government in which people rule
themselves
5Citizens
People who had the right to participate in
government
6Mythology
Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain
how the world works
7Cavalry
A unit of soldiers who ride horses
8Alliance
An agreement to work together
9Strategy
Plan for fighting a battle or war
10Hellenistic
Greek-like ideas Greek ideas combined with other
cultures (Persian, Egyptian, Syrian)
11Philosopher
A person who studies the meaning of life,
problems of right and wrong, or how we know things