Ancient Greece
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- Democracy
- A government in which the people are free to make political choices. Ex. USA
- Minoans
- A society that lived in greece between 2900 B.C. and 1400 B.C.
- Homer
- The writer of the Epic the Odyssy which desribed how Greek civilazation functioned
- Hellenic Culture
- A period of Ancient Greece when democracy was created.
- Aristocracy
- A soceity which was run by noble families especially of wealth.
- Hellenistic Age
- The period during the 4th century B.C.
- Delian League
- A treaty which called for an allience between the Greek City states to defend against persia.
- Cleisthenes
- Considered to be the founder of Athenian democracy
- Oligarchy
- THis type of governtment is ruled by a few people especially wealthy people.
- Tyranny
- A governtment in which the ruler as complete power and does not need to abide by a set of laws.
- Helots
- Spartan slaves
- Solon
- Solon was a very ijmportant man who erased all greek debts.
- Polis
- A polis is another word for a greek city state.
- Alexander the great
- One of the greatest rulers of all time. He conquered Persia and mixed the Greek culture with the Persian.
- Peloponnesian Wars
- A war between Athens and the Pelopenisian leauge.
- Acropolis
- A huge temple on a hilltop which was dedicated to a god.
- Athens
- A Greek city that was very advanced for there time. Athens was centered around intellect rather than military.
- Hoplite
- Greek soldiers who were very skilled and heavily armed.
- Ostracism
- To be exiled on a political basis. This would happen to bad leaders of Athens.
- Pericles
- One of the greatest rulers of Athens. he commisioned the parthenon.
- Phalanx
- A tight group of foot soldier which travel in rectangles
- Socrates
- A Greek thinker of the new era. He taught that education was a key to personal growth
- Aristotle
- A student of Plato. He was the first to clasify plants and animals.
- Mycenaens
- Mycenaens conquered Minoa culture and improved Greek civilization
- Herodotus
- An Ancient Greek nickname "the father of historu"
- Dorian Invasions
- The Mycenaean's were overthrown and attacked by the Dorians (Greek speaking people)
- Sparta
- An anicent greek city that had differant views as Athens. They were very high on having a good military.
- Monarchy
- A government that is run by a single ruler.
- Plato
- HE was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. He taught how a Greek citizen should live.
- Archon
- An official of the Greek society.
- Thucydides
- The greatest histororian from the ancient world. He believed that studying the past helped us understand human nature.
- Ephors
- The elected officials which ran the city of Sparta
- Pisistratus
- Athenian Tyrant who very much supported athletic contest
- Persian wars
- A 5th Century B.C. where in which the Athenians joined with the PSartans to defeat the Persians.