4.11 What is the heritage of ancient Greece? • The heritage of ancient Greece includes the idea of democracy and the Olympic Games. • Other legacies of ancient Greek culture were developments in science and the arts. • Rome absorbed Greek culture and contributed to passing down Greek ideas through the ages. 4.12 Inquiry: Did the Spartans really kill their weak babies? • Two different traditional accounts exist of Spartans killing their weak or sickly babies. • No reliable evidence exists to support either of these accounts. 4.13.2 Key terms acropolis a city, citadel or complex that sits on a high hill agora a large open space in the centre of a Greek city that served as a public meeting area and marketplace astronomy the study of the stars and planets democracy a political system according to which citizens choose the way in which they are governed Dorians tribes from the north of Greece who moved into the south during the Dark Age entrails the internal organs of an animal Ephorate a ýve-man ruling body in Sparta that advised the kings helot a slave of the Spartan state hoplites Greek foot soldiers immortals gods who lived forever IronAge the period in which people learned to use iron to make tools and weapons metic a free man living in Athens but not born there; could not vote or own property but served in the army and paid taxes metope a rectangular space above an architrave of a Greek building that often had paintings or sculptures on it mythology a body of myths oligarchy a governing council of rich aristocrats Olympiad a staging of the Olympic Games omen a sign that predicts good or evil ostracism the punishment of being banished from Athens pan-Hellenic for all the Greeks Parthenon the Athenian temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Peloponnese peninsula the southern part of mainland Greece, joined to the north by the narrow Isthmus of Corinth perioeci peoples of Laconian towns around Sparta who could be required to ýght for Sparta but were not citizens polis an ancient Greek city-state (plural poleis ) portico a roof supported by columns, usually attached as a porch to a building
4.13.3 Reþection Complete the following to reþect on your learning.
Revisit the inquiry question posed in the Overview: How do we know about ancient Greece, and what were its deýning features, achievements and legacies? 1. Now that you have completed this topic, what is your view on the question? Discuss with a partner. Has your learning in this topic changed your view? If so, how? 2. Write a paragraph in response to the inquiry question outlining your views.
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