Ancient Greece Flashcards
(30 cards)
were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields
Hoplite
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
Acropolis
a cruel and oppressive ruler
Tyrant
A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta.
Athens
A powerful Greek miliary polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.
Sparta
A long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds
Epic
A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
Myth
A government ruled by a king or queen
Monarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people
Oligarchy
Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.
Pericles
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Democracy
city
polis
Spartan Slaves
Helots
A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
Aristocracy
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
Direct-Democracy
a dialogue between teacher and students, instigated by the continual probing questions of the teacher, in a concerted effort to explore the underlying beliefs that shape the students views and opinions
Socrates and his Socratic Method
An ideal state / philosopher King
Plato and the Republic
While Alexander was conquering Asia, Aristotle
Aristotle and his Lyceum
King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia
Alexander the Great
Skopje
Macedonia
A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious.
Persian Wars
Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam.
Hellenism
The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate.
Roman Republic
Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE. Conquiered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe. Ruled by an emperor. Eventually oversaw the rise and spread of Christianity.
Roman Empire
