Acient Greece Vocabulary

1. VOCABULARY & ACTIONS

2. EUROPE
GREECE
It is in the south of
Europe.
FLAG

3. ATHENS
Athens is the capital of Greece.

4. It was the
highest part
of the polis
(city).
ACROPOLISPOLIS
The polis (plural, poleis) was the ancient Greek city-state.
They were built near the sea.
HARBOUR

5. TEMPLE
COLUMNS
Greeks used three types of columns when they built a temple:
The Doric style is
the most plain. It
was used in
temples
dedicated to
men.
The Ionic style
is famous for
its scrolls. It
was used in
temples
dedicated to
goddesses.
The Corinthian
style is quite
fancy. It was
used in temples
dedicated to
goddesses too.
STATUE
or SCULPTURE

6. MOUNT
OLYMPUS

7. GREEKS
GOD
GODDESS
CITIZENS
KING

8. DEMOCRACY
It was practiced in Athens for 100 years. It
consisted of all adult citizens had to take
an active part in government (rule by
many) if called on to do so. At this time,
citizens were free men. Women, children,
and slaves were not citizens, and thus
could not participate or vote.
Every year they selected 500 citizens who
had to serve for one year. During that
year, they were responsible for making
new laws and for changing old laws. But,
nothing they did became law until all the
citizens of Athens had a chance to vote
yes or no. Majority ruled. This form of government came to an end in
ancient Athens after Athens lost a war with
Sparta. This was the Peloponnesian War. For
a while, Athens was ruled by a small group of
Spartans.
It is a government in which all citizens vote on
rules and laws.

9. PHILOSOPHY
It is the study of the meaning and justification
of beliefs about the most general, or universal,
aspects of things – a study which is carried out,
not by experimentation or careful observation,
but instead typically by formulating problems
carefully, offering solutions to them, giving
arguments for the solutions, and engaging in
the dialectic about all of the above. Philosophy
studies such concepts as existence, goodness,
knowledge, and beauty.
WAR

10. ACTIONS
DROWN
FALL DOWN
BE / FALL IN LOVE

11. ESCAPE LOCK UP
FLY
RUN

12. SWING
JUMP
SLIDE
SWIM

13. HOP
DANCE
STUDY
SKIP THE ROPE

14. SING
HELP AT HOME
LISTEN TO
MUSIC

15. DAILY ROUTINES
BRUSH
YOUR HAIR
GET
DRESSED
BRUSH YOUR
TEETH

16. WAKE UP
HAVE
BREAKFAST
HAVE A
SNACKGO TO SCHOOL
GET UP

17. GO HOME
PLAY
HAVE
LUNCH
DO YOUR HOMEWORK

18. WATCH TV
HAVE DINNER MAKE YOUR BED
SLEEP /
GO TO SLEEP

19. HAVE A SHOWER
EAT
COOK
DRINK

20. WASH THE
DISHES
DO THE SHOPPING
WATER THE
PLANTS
SET THE TABLE

21. HAVE
WORK
HAVE A BATH
PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT