Transcript Vocabulary for Ancient Greece

Credit: Katie Brown, Wendy Born
Shuksan Middle School
Greece
 Description: A country in
Southeast Europe.
 Sentence: My family is
traveling to Greece this
summer!
 Example: The largest city
in Greece is Athens.
Greek
 Description: A person who is from Greece.
 Sentence: I am excited to go to Greece and see how
Greek people live!
 Example: People who live in the United States are
American. People who live in Greece are Greek!
Does this picture represent the word
Greece or Greek?
Explain why.
Does this picture represent the word
Greece or Greek?
Explain why.
Barbarians
 Description: The name given by the Greeks
to any people are were not Greek.
 Sentence: “If you are not Greek, you must
be an uncivilized barbarian!”
 Example: Today, people are who are
considered fierce, brutal and primitive may
be called a barbarian. In Ancient Greece,
anyone who wasn’t Greek was a barbarian!
Which of the following people would the
Greeks call a barbarian! Why?
Parthenon
 Description: The main temple in Greece dedicated to
Athena (the Goddess of Wisdom)
 Sentence: The construction of the Parthenon began in
447 BC in Athens, Greece.
 Example: Even though we’ve been studying it for
centuries, no one really knows how the Parthenon was
built! How did they do it?
Acropolis
 Description: A hilltop fortress in Ancient Athens which
included the Parthenon and other famous buildings.
 Sentence: The acropolis is located on a high rocky hilltop
outside of the city of Athens.
 Example: The acropolis is one historic site you can’t miss
if you go to Greece.
Complete these sentences:
 The Parthenon and the Acropolis are alike because
_____________________________.
HOWEVER…
 The Parthenon and the Acropolis are different
because _____________________________.
Monarchy
 Description: A system of government in which a king,
queen, or emperor is the sole ruler.
 Sentence: A monarch is the head of a monarchy.
 Example: England is a monarchy and is ruled by her
Majesty, Queen Elizabeth.
Democracy
 Description: A system of government in which the people
rule, either directly or through elected representatives.
 Sentence: People in America get to vote and elect their
leaders because we live in a democracy.
 Example: Many countries such as Australia, El Salvador,
Peru and Greece live in a democracy.
What does this picture represent? Why?
(Use the words monarchy and/or democracy)
What does this picture represent? Why?
(Use the words monarchy and/or democracy)
Another word for _____ is______
Monarchy
Democracy
Barbarian
Greece
Polis
 Description: A city and its surrounding villages and
farmland that govern themselves (also called a city-state).
 Sentence: A polis was independent from other cities.
 Example: All citizens participated in the government of a
polis.
Which of these looks like a polis?
Why or why not?
Think-Pair-Share
In your opinion….
 One advantage of living in a polis might have been
_____________.
 One disadvantage of living in a polis might have been
_____________.
Ostracized
 Description: Shunned or avoided; to exclude someone
from a society or group
 Sentence: I felt ostracized from my friends when they
just ignored me and I had to sit alone.
 Example: In Ancient Athens, people who were too
powerful or very unpopular were ostracized from the city.
Choose one!
 Word: Ostracized
 Which one is an example of someone being
ostracized? Why?
 Judy was the only student not invited to the class
party that everyone else was going to.
 Fred wasn’t allowed to get his driver’s license until
he was 19.
 Carlos was the only boy nominated to be team
captain of his soccer team.
Oracle
 Description: A person who spoke directly to the Greek
Gods.
 Sentence: The oracle has great knowledge and wisdom.
 Example: In Ancient Greece, the gods were believed to
communicate through an oracle named Pythia.
Myth
 Description: Legends or stories that a civilization used
to attempt to explain natural events.
 Sentence: The word “mythology” means the study of
myths.
 Example: One of the most popular heroes of Greek
myths is Hercules, son of Zeus, who was incredibly
strong and powerful.
Drachma
 Description: The currency, or money, used in Ancient
Greece
 Sentence: Drachma was used to purchase and trade in
most Ancient Greek city-states.
 Example: The Drachma was used in Ancient Greece, but
today they use the Euro.
Another word for _____ is______
Myth
Oracle
Polis
Drachma
Ostracized
Use these words to fill in the blanks:
Greece, Greek, Barbarian, Oracle, Myths, Polis
Many stories, or ____________, have been written about
Ancient ___________. One of these legends was about
Hercules, the son of Zeus! Zeus was a Greek God. The Gods
were known to communicate through a person called an
_____________. Back then, if you lived in Greece, you most
likely lived in a city-state, or ____________. You could travel
from one to the other. If you were not from Greece, you were
called a _______________ and thought to be uncivilized.