Greece Geography Vocab

Front

Greek root meaning "city"

Back

polis

Front

Greek word for marketplace

Back

agora

Front

Country: Greece

Back

2

Front

Greek period of great achievements

Back

Classical Age

Front

Greek root meaning "top" or "height"

Back

acro

Front

Fortress on a high hill (every Greek city-state had one)

Back

acropolis

Front

Temple atop The Acropolis, Athens

Back

Parthenon

Front

First people in present-day Greece who didn't speak Greek?

Back

Minoans

Front

Parthenon was built in honor of:

Back

Athena

Front

First people to speak Greek:

Back

Mycenaeans