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- 3. He was the god of music, and he is often depicted playing a golden lyre
- 4. were owned by other people, and had to work for their owners
- 6. were free resident aliens who lived permanently in the city
- 8. the god of the sea and protector of all aquatic features
- 9. was the main cereal crop for the ancient Greek farmers
- 11. ________(469/470-399 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and is considered the father of western philosophy.(teacher of plato)
- 13. the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus.
- 16. became a central aspect of Greek culture and in many ways were the most important factor uniting the Greeks
- 18. was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens
- 21. is the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion.
- 22. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- 23. a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings such as the colonnaded Parthenon temple.
- 26. is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape.
- 27. a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development
- 29. the lower class in the athenian society
- 31. King of Macedonia and Conqueror of the Persian Empire
- 32. Greek God of the Dead and King of the Underworld
- 39. the Greek god of war
- 40. the belief in or worship of more than one god.
- 41. Throwing the __________ was one of the five events of the pentathlon
- 43. a prominent city-state in ancient Greece. In antiquity the city-state was known as Lacedaemon
- 44. The most ornate of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate flared capital decorated with acanthus leaves.
- 46. In Greek mythology,_______of Troy was the most beautiful woman in the world. A daughter of the god Zeus
- 48. the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced
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- 1. the center (literally navel) of the world.
- 2. (city-state) consisted of a city and its surrounding plains and valleys
- 5. the god of fertility and wine, later considered a patron of the arts
- 7. cruel and oppressive government or rule.
- 10. is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.
- 12. the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
- 14. the capital of Greece
- 15. where the ancient Greeks could buy cloth and clothes in, the marketplace.
- 17. a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen
- 19. Democritus was an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.
- 20. The Classical Period, from around 500 to 300 BC, has given us the great monuments, art, philosophy, architecture and literature which are the building blocks of our own civilization.
- 24. part of the Mediterranean triad and typically made into oil
- 25. is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people.
- 28. “Citius, __________, Fortius” (Latin: “Faster, Higher, Braver”)
- 30. era when there was a spread of Greek ideas and culture from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia
- 33. a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena
- 34. Greek God of Trade, Eloquence and Messenger of the Gods.
- 35. an island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. It's popularly known for its summer party atmosphere.
- 36. accompaniment to the bread
- 37. class of unfree peasants in Spartan society
- 38. knowledge of writing was lost and most people lived in isolated villages
- 42. was the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment.
- 45. he Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals,metallurgy,fire and volcanoes.
- 47. is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of columns.
- 49. These columns are the thinnest and smallest columns out of the three canonic orders, it is characterized by the use of volutes.