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Hisory Exam '13
Term | Definition |
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City-States | Small isolated regions |
Democracy | Government by the people |
Monarchy | King or queen rule over a large group of people |
Oligarchy | Few people have power over a larger group of people |
Tyrants | Leader who seizes power by force |
Zeus | Master of entire world |
Posidion | God of Sea-Zues's brother |
Hera | Goddess of marraige-Zues's wife |
Ares | God of war-Zues's son |
Phiddipidies | Athenians fastest runner to get help from Sparta-140 miles away. Athenians beat the Persians at the Persians at the plain of Marathon-general sent him to run to Athens to spread good news. He delivered the news and died of exhaustion from the 2 runs. |
Plaque | Deadly diese that goes through Athens |
Alliance | An agreement |
Socartes | Questioned the meaning of life. Government felt he was teaching students to question the government. Arrested for currupting the youth and put on trail. He accepted his fate and did not lie or use piity. He was sentenced to use Hemlock. |
King Phillip | created new weapons (battering rams, catapults, and burning spears) and military formation. Made allies out of those he conquered and they joined his army. Athens was no match for the Macedonian army that Phillip had created. Phillip appreciated Athens so |
Alexander The Great | Defeats Tyre - gateway to Egypt (island that he had to conquer by creating the tower). Defeats Egypt - but they don’t put up a fight, made him a god. Heads to defeat Persia - takes out the naval bases along the coast because he didn’t have a strong navy |
Hellenistic | Greek-Like |
Republic | Citizens elect leaders to run government |
Consuls | were elected leaders by a citizen assembly and advised by a Senate |
Patrician | were members of the small number of wealthy Roman families |
Plebians | were the bulk of the population- artisans, shopkeepers and peasants |
Debt Bondage | when had to borrow money from the rich to survive |
Helots | State slaves-farmed land and recieved crops as payment |
Hellenistic | "Greek Like" |