Ancient Greece Vocab

Peninsula

A government where citizens hold the power

A set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event

A person who studies knowledge and the way people use it

Greek ruler, explorer, and conqueror. He loved Greek culture and spread it throughout the lands he conquered.

An independent community that includes a city and its surrounding territory. They had their own laws, governments, money, and rulers.

What is an oligarchy?

A loosely united civilization founded on and around the Peloponnese peninsula

Government where a king, queen, or emperor rules the society

Refers to the years before the year 1/the years count down instead of up

It stands for anno domini and means the “year of our lord”/it represents all years after year 1 

A government based on religion

one person rises to power and rules society by controlling all aspects of life