Ancient Greek Terms

Classical Age

• time period marked by great achievement

• a period of decline and chaos

• an era of technological stagnation

• a time of political instability

Aesop

• a Greek famous for his fables

• a Roman poet known for his epics

• a philosopher from ancient Greece

• a playwright of the classical era

fables

• short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

• long novels filled with complex characters and plots

• poems that express deep emotions and thoughts

• historical accounts of real events and figures

peninsula

• an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

• a large body of water surrounded by land

• a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses

• a flat area of land with few trees

acropolis

• a type of ancient Greek pottery

• a fortress on top of a hill

• a style of classical architecture

• a famous Greek philosopher

agora

• an open-air market place

• a type of ancient Greek theater

• a philosophical debate

• a form of government

city-state

• a city and its surrounding farmland, has its own laws, rulers, and money

• a large urban area that is part of a country

• a region governed by a single ruler

• a collection of cities under a single government

polis

• a Greek city-state.

• a type of ancient Greek pottery.

• a form of government in ancient Greece.

• a Greek philosopher.

Iliad and Odyssey

• Epic poems written by Virgil

• Epic poems written by Homer

• Historical accounts of the Trojan War

• Novels about Greek mythology