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Ancient Greece
Global History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sparta | greek city-state that built a military state |
| Athens | greek city-state known for advancing new ideas in education, the arts, and government |
| Democracy | a government ruled by the people |
| The Persian Wars | wars between Greece and the Persian empire |
| Darius I | 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 |
| The Funeral Oration | speech given by Pericles expressing democratic ideals |
| The Peloponnesian War | war between Athens and Sparta |
| Socrates | greek philosopher, encouraged greeks to question themselves and their moral character |
| Plato | greek philosopher and student of Socrates, wrote The Republic |
| Aristotle | greek philosopher who questioned the nature of the world |
| The Parthenon | temple which is the most famous example of greek architecture |
| Herodotus | "The Father of History" |
| Xerxes | Persian leader, son of Darius I |
| Agora | in ancient Greece, a market and open space used for public meetings. |
| Mycenenans | the original Indo-European settlers of the Greek mainland in around 2000 B.C. |
| Minoans | earliest Greek civilization that had developed on the island of Crete by 2000 B.C. |
| Dorians | settlers of Mycenaean lands, who were less advanced and about whom archaeologists know far less. |
| The Trojan War | 10-year war between the Mycenaeans and Troy |
| Troy | A kingdom that was destroyed by the Greeks in the Trojan War. |
| Homer | blind storyteller who told epic poems in ancient Greece. |
| The Iliad and Odyssey | epic poems written by Homer |
| Hellenistic Civilization | A blend of Greek, Persian, Egyptain, and Indian culture. Started by Alexander the Great. |
| Alexander the Great | ancient Macedonian ruler and king of Macedonia from 336-323 BCE. He overthrew the Persians and established the largest empire the ancient world had seen. |
| Battle of Marathon | Greek victory over the Persian army that ended the First Persian War |
| Greek Geography | Greece’s location on the sea was a factor in its development because it allowed Greeks to have contact with other civilizations through sea trade |
| Athens vs. Sparta | Life in Athens and Sparta differed in that Athens there was more equality and creative expression; in contrast, Sparta was a military state that discouraged individual expression. |
| Athenian Golden Age | Period of Athenian political leadership, economic growth and cultural flourishing |
| Greek Contributions | Classical architecture (straight lines, columns), Philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle), Medicine, Science, Math, and Literature |
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