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Global Ch 7
Ancient Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Democracy | A state is ruled by citizens The majority rules |
| Greek Alphabet | The Greek alphabet had 24 letters that stood for different sounds. |
| The Lighthouse | At the mouth of the city of Alexandria, Egypt stood a gigantic lighthouse. Its beam was to guide sailors many miles out at sea |
| maps | Rugged mountains covered three-fourths of ancient Greece. Mountains divided the land into a number of different regions. This influenced Greek political life. |
| philosophy | the study of the basic ideas about knowledge, truth, right and wrong, religion, and the nature and meaning of lifeA Greek philosopher who was accused of urging young people to revolt. He was sentenced to death. Politically remained a moderate and took n |
| Trojan War | During the 1200s B.C., the Mycenaeans fought a ten-year war against Troy, an independent trading city According to legend, a Greek army besieged and destroyed Troy because a Trojan prince had kidnapped Helen, the beautiful wife Sparta’s king. |
| Mycenaean Civilization | Migrants from Europe, India, and Southwest Asia settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. They were later known as Mycenaeans. Mycenae was located in southern Greece–surrounded by a protective wall more than 20 feet thick. |
| Alexander The Great | King of Macedonia empire who conquered many different empires. He expanded his empire from Egypt to Greece to Asia. |
| Philip II | King of Macedonia Famous for perfecting the phalanx. A phalanx was a group of warriors who stood close together in a square, each with a spear. |
| Alexander Gets Angry | After Philip died, Thebes, another Greek city, rebelled against Alexander. Alexander made an example of Thebes by destroying the city and enslaving its people. |
| Sparta | At sometimes, there were as many as seven enslaved people for every one Spartan Sparta had the most powerful army in Greece |
| Athens | Athens was ruled by few, but poor citizens complained about not having a say in community affairs so something had to be done. |
| Hellenistic Kingdoms | When Alexander died, he did not have an obvious heir. Three generals ended up fighting for and winning power. One became king of Macedonia, another of Egypt, and the third of Greece. |
| The Peloponnesian War | A war fought between Athens and Sparta, ending with Sparta winning. |
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