Ancient Greek Vocab

arete

personal excellence

“chaire” (hah-rrah)

mans: rejoice; the way Greeks greet each other

polis

a city-state

acropolis

“above the city”- a strategic hill where a fort, temple and market were located; people gathered there

agora

marketplace

Hellas

the real name of ANCIENT Greece (Roman renamed)

Hellenic Republic

today’s official name for country of Greece

Hellenes

people who came from Hellas

colony

a settlement established in a distant land that still belongs to it’s native country

Iveceum

a place where lectures were given/ debates held

gymnasium

a place where Greeks went for physical activity