UNIT 2

1. the dominant culture in Late Bronze Age Greece
3. thinkers who explore profound questions about knowledge, existence, ethics, and reality
5. two separate invasions of Greece by Persia in 490 BCE and 480–479 BCE.
8. traditional stories about there gods
10. a system of government by the whole population
11. best story teller was a blind man
14. the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
15. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
16. a member of a Hellenic people speaking the Doric dialect of Greek
17. a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.
18. a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
19. strong and healthy or wise

2. a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition
4. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
5. a large dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt at the edge of our solar system
6. ruled by king
7. a legendary 10-year conflict in Greek mythology, fought between the Greeks
9. a cruel and oppressive ruler.
12. a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.
13. a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.