Rise of Greek Civilization
A body of land with water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula?
City-state that valued physical strength and a strong military
THIS IS SPARTAAAA!
The ten-year conflict between the city-states of Greece and the empire of Persia
What is the Persian Wars?
Who is Pericles?
What is a polis?
A Greek marketplace, also an area where people could gather and debate issues
What is an agora?
Term for a Spartan slave
Who is a helot?
A religion where only one god is worshipped, for example Zoroastrianism
What is monotheism?
Greek city-states came together in an alliance because they were worried about being invaded by the Persian Empire again
What is the Delian League?
A type of government in which the power is held by the people. Every citizen can vote on every issue.
What is direct democracy?
These peoples founded the first civilization on the island of Crete
Who were the Minoans?
This Athenian merchant helped to reform the society of Athens
Who is Solon?
The founder of the Persian Empire
Who is Cyrus?
The civil war which engulfed Greece when Sparta thought Athens was taking too much power
What are the Peloponnesian Wars?
A form of government where ruler seizes power illegally, often through force
What is a tyranny?
The body of water named after the mythical Greek king, the father of Theseus
What is the Aegean Sea?
The form of government that Sparta had during this period
What is an oligarchy?
The battle where 300 Spartan soldiers remained to fight to slow down the Persian army's invasion
What is the Battle of Thermopylae?
Sparta made a deal with this former enemy in order to help them win the war with Athens
What is the Persian Empire?
The Greek marketplace, but also where people would come together and debate the issues of the day
What is the agora?
The Greeks used a similar word for someone who does not get involved in politics
Who is an idiot? (ancient Greek: idiotes)
who is Peisistratus?
The Spartan king during the events of the Persian Wars
Who is King Leonidas?
The nickname Pericles gave Athens during his time in charge
What is 'the school of Greece?'
In this speech, Pericles emphasized that the democratic way of life is worth protecting
What is the Funeral Oration?