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Ancient Greece
Global Studies 9
Question | Answer |
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Homer | greek writer of epic poems |
The Iliad | one of 2 famous greek poems written by Homer |
Polis | a greek city-state |
Acropolis | upper fortified part of a greek city-state |
Monarchy | a government in which power is in the hands of a single person |
Aristocracy | a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class of nobility |
Oligarchy | a government in which power is in the hands of a few people-especially one in which rule is based upon wealth |
Phalanx | a military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields |
Sparta | greek city-state that built a military state |
Helots | slaves |
Athens | greek city-state known for advancing new ideas in education, the arts, and government |
Democracy | a government ruled by the people |
Tyrants | a cruel and unfair ruler that has complete power over a country |
Legislature | law making body |
Polytheistic | belief in many Gods |
The Persian Wars | wars between Greece and the Persian empire |
Darius | Persian king who unsuccessfully attempted to defeat the greeks |
The Delian League | alliance of 140 greek city states, Athens was the leader |
Pericles | leader of Athens during its Golden Age |
Direct democracy | a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives |
Stipend | fixed salary to men who held public office |
Jury | panel of citizens with the authority to make judgement on a trial |
Ostracism | banish or send away a public figure |
The Funeral Oration | speech given by Pericles expressing democratic ideals |
The Peloponnesian War | war between Athens and Sparta |
The Peloponnesian League | alliance formed by Sparta and other enemies of Athens |
Philosophers | greek thinkers, "lovers of wisdom" |
Sophists | group of philosophers who questioned people's ideas about justice and other traditional values |
Rhetoric | the art of skillful speaking |
Socrates | greek philosopher, encouraged greeks to question themselves and their moral character |
Plato | greek philosopher and student of Socrates, wrote The Republic |
The Republic | work written by Plato in which he envisions a perfectly governed society |
Aristotle | greek philosopher who questioned the nature of the world |
The Parthenon | temple which is the most famous example of greek architecture |
Macedonia | rugged, mountainous frontier land just north of the Aegean Sea |
Philip II | king of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great |
Alexander the Great | tutored by Aristotle, this lover of learning, and fearsome warrior built a massive empire |
Cultural Diffusion | the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. |
Hellenistic Culture | a blending of Greek, Persian, Egyptian, and Indian cultures that would flourish for centuries |
Herodotus | Greek historian |
Assimilation | process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group. |
Hippocrates | Greek physician known as father of medicine |
Heliocentric Model | idea that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun |
Euclid | Greek mathematician known for his contributions to geometry |
Agora | a public open space used for assemblies and markets. |
Agoge | training school for Spartan warriors |