A time when ancient Greece fell into a period of warfare and disorder.

The Classical Age was a time when Greece created many great achievements.

The Greek word for city-state.

A high hill in the middle of a city.

A type of government in which people rule themselves.

Rich land owners.

A government in which only a few people have power.

People who had the right to participate in government.

A leader who held power through the use of force.

Pericles was a Greek ruler who ruled during the peak of democracy. He led the government from about 460 BC until his death in 429 BC. Pericles encouraged people to participate in the government.

Homer is considered the most famous ancient Greek poet. He wrote the poems: The odyssey and the Iliad

A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.

Lyric poetry was poetry that was set to music.

A lyric poet usually played an instrument called a lyre. The most famous lyric poet was a woman named Sappho.

Aesop was a Greek man who wrote fables that taught lessons about life.

A short story that taught a life lesson or gave advice on how to live.

Peisistratus was a tyrant who overthrew the oligarchy.

Draco was a Greek ruler with very harsh laws and very harsh punishments.

Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy.

The Macedonians were a people who lived in Northern Greece. Eventually, they conquered all of Greece.

The two types of democracy are direct democracy and representative democracy. Direct democracy involved all citizens discussing issues and voting on them.

A representative democracy involved citizens electing officials to make laws. Representative democracies work better with large populations because with too many people, it can be difficult to reach a decision with a direct democracy.

Theseus, Jason, and Hercules. Hercules slayed the hydra and complete many tasks that seemed impossible. He is known for his strength. Theseus slayed the Minotaur, a beast on Crete.

The Minoans were a very early people who lived on the Greek island of Crete. They were known for their shipbuilding.

They are not considered Greek because they did not speak the Greek language. The Minoans died suddenly of an unknown cause, but many people think that a volcano wiped them out. The Mycenaeans were the first Greek people. They lived on the mainland of Greece and built great fortresses.

When the Mycenaeans fell, Greece fell into its Dark Age.

They went to Delphi, a city in central Greece. While there, they spoke to the oracle, a female priest of Apollo to whom they thought the god gave answers.

To explore, to deal with population, and to make trading easier.

Dionysus

Hestia

Hephaestus

Apollo

Aphrodite

Hermes

Zeus

Hera

Posidon

Hades

Ares

Demeter