Ancient Greece Vocabulary
- city-state
Defn – form of government that includes a town or city and the surrounding land controlled by it; AKA polis
- democracy
defn – government in which citizens take part
- direct democracy
defn – all citizens have an equal vote on all issues before a decision is made
- citizens
defn – persons meeting the requirements of a given society to allow them to have certain rights
- civic participation
defn – taking part in activities or events that benefit the society
- voting qualifications
defn – criteria needing to be met to be allowed to vote
- rights
defn – power, privilege, freedoms to which citizens are entitled
- responsibilities
defn – duties that need to be carried out; actions that one is accountable or answerable for
- specialization
defn – development of individual jobs
- systems of labor
defn – organizations of workers within a society
- cultural advancements
defn – new ideas or knowledge to continue the growth or success of a society
- technological innovations
defn – introduction of new ideas or devices into a society’s known technology
- cultural practices
defn – patterns of behavior accepted by a society
- belief systems
defn – opinions accepted as being right or true
- philosophical ideas
defn – general beliefs, concepts, attitudes understandings of values and reality
- cultural products
defn- tangible or intangible items created by a society
- legacies
defn – anything handed down through the generations
- trade
defn – buying or selling; barter; to get something in exchange for giving something
- war
defn – opposition between two groups; a contest carried on with open hostility toward each other