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World History SOL
SOL 5 Review - Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aegean Sea Basin | The sea that surrounded Ancient Greece |
| Mountainous | Most of Greece's land is ________, which naturally separates the city-states |
| Athens | City-state that developed the world's first democracy |
| Direct Democracy | Ordinary citizens being able to vote on all laws and other major decisions and their votes counted directly. |
| Responsibility of Citizens in Athens | Vote, debate laws, and and become skilled public speakers. |
| Pericles (Golden Age) | Father of Democracy and rebuilt Athens |
| Parthenon | Temple to the goddess Athena and had Doric columns |
| Delian League | Alliances of city-states led by Athens during Peloponnesian Wars |
| Peloponnesian League | Alliances of city-states led by Sparta during Peloponnesian Wars |
| Sparta | This city-state of Greece had an oligarchy government, and was very militarisitic |
| Mythology | Religion of Greece; influenced Greek culture |
| Zeus | (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology |
| Apollo | Greek God of sun, light, poetry, music |
| Athena | (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and warfare |
| Persian Wars | Fought between Greece and Persia; As a result, Greece wins, Athens goes into Golden Age |
| Battle of Marathon & Salamis | Occurred during Persian Wars; Greek victories allowed Greece to control Aegean Sea; Athens went into Golden Age |
| Peloponnesian War | Athens fought Sparta for power; weakened Greece significantly |
| Phillip II | Alexander the Great's father; conquered Greece after they were weakened by Peloponnesian War |
| Homer | Poet who wrote Illiad and Odyssey; epics that inspired Greek heroic culture |
| Corinthian columns | Columns with fanciest designs |
| Doric Columns | Very simple, plain columns that are round and square at the top |
| Ionic Columns | Column with a scroll-shaped top |
| Socrates, Plato, Aristotle | Greek philosophers |
| Socrates | Philosopher who questioned the leadership; put to death for corrupting the youth |
| Plato | 427-347 BC; Socrates' most famous student; described the ideal form of government in his famous book, The Republic |
| Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great |
| Alexander the Great | son of Philip II; student of Aristotle; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world; Spread Greek culture |
| Hellenistic Age | Age when Alexander the Great spread Greek culture to Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia, and India |
| Euclid, Pythagorus | Greek mathematicians (Father of Geometry; Founder of Pythagorean Theorem) |
| Hippocrates | Father of Medicine (Hippocratic Oath) |
| Aschylus & Sophocles | Two Greek writers of tragedies |
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mrbayne