Ancient Greece Key Vocabulary Set

A form of government where the citizens vote for their leaders

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A temple built in Athens to honor the goddess Athena; it is located on the Acropolis, or “high city”

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an athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century

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What did all Greeks strive to achieve?

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A city-state; ruled by a military dictatorship

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An epic poem about the hero Odysseus’s trip home from the Trojan War

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Wars between the Greek City-states and Persia

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Separate places that have their own government and act like independent nations

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A body of water that was very important to the Ancient Greek civilization

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A long poem that follows the adventures of a hero

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