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The Classical Age
about the Classical Age of Rome, Greece, China, and India.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a "polis"? | a Greek city-state; basic political & institutional unit of Greece |
| what is an "acropolis"? | an elevated point in the city |
| what is an "agora"? | a Greek marketplace |
| what are the Illiad and the Odyssey? | epic poems written by Homer; includes Greek history and legend |
| what is the Theogony? | it tells the history of the Greek gods, esp. Zeus; written by Hesiod |
| what are "hoplites"? | Greek foot soldiers |
| what is a monarchy? | Greek for "the rule of one man," a king represented the community, reigning according to law and respecting the rights of the citizens. |
| what is an aristocracy? | Greek for "power in the hands of the best." |
| what is an oligarchy? | Greek for "the rule of a few;" a small group of wealthy citizens, not necessarily of aristocratic birth. |
| what is a democracy? | through the rule of the people; all citizens, regardless of birth or wealth, administered the workings of the government. |
| what is the Archaic Age? | between 800-500 BCE; Sparta and Athens rose to prominance |
| what is the Classical Period? | between 500-338 BCE; Greek civilization reached its highest peak in politics, thought, and art. |
| what is the Delian League? | a grand naval alliance aimed at liberating Ionia from Persian rule in 478 BCE. |
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