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- 5. case showing the subject in a sentence.
- 8. Called 'the father of History', he wrote about the origins of the Persians Wars.
- 9. the age and world behind the myths of the Trojan War (3000-1200 BC).
- 11. period of cultural growth, characterised by the invention of the Greek alphabet and the works of Homer and Hesiod (700-500 BC).
- 12. grammatical term used to talk about who is doing the verb (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
- 14. case showing possession or separation with specific prepositions; generally = "of".
- 15. He produced the tragedy 'Oedipus the King' and never judged lower than 2nd place in dramatic competitions.
- 18. grammatical term used to talk about singular and plural forms.
- 19. famous philosopher who wrote Socrates' dialogues.
- 22. translation of βαινεις.
- 24. He produced the tragedies 'Medea', the witch who married the Argonaut Jason, and 'Hippolytus', on the tragic death of Theseus' son.
- 26. the term used to show whether a word begins with an aspiration (h sound).
- 27. period of prosperity, with Athens establishing the first democracy. Famous Greek literature comes from this era(500-323 BC).
- 28. grammatical term used to talk about when the actions of verbs take place (present, future..)
- 29. Dramatic author called 'the father of tragedy'.
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- 1. the fifth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
- 2. translation of παυετε.
- 3. or "double sound", the term used when two vowels come together and merge them into one sound.
- 4. translation of γραφει.
- 6. Student of Plato, he founded the Lyceum in Athens.
- 7. translation of διδασκουσιν.
- 10. case showing the direct object in a sentence or a location in time/space with specific prepositions.
- 13. period following the death of Alexander the Great. Macedonian and Greek culture dominate the methods of empire-building during this period (323-30 BC).
- 16. the earliest surviving writing system of Greek language, used from ca. 1500 to 1000 BC.
- 17. Author of the History of the Peloponnesian War.
- 20. the last letter of the ancient Greek alphabet.
- 21. translation of λαμβάνομεν.
- 23. case showing the indirect object in a sentence or a location in time/space with specific prepositions.
- 25. translation of λεγω.