Governments
Ruled, by one or a king
Monarchy
Greek gods supposedly lived here
Mount Olympus
Prophesied by Daniel who said "he would charge like a goat with a single powerful horn.
Alexander the Great
Alexander's father
Phillip II
Held every four years to encourage unity and celebrate Zeus
Ruled by the Best
Aristocracy
What is a city state
Polis
Famous Spartan King
Leonidas
King of the Greek gods, reminiscent of Babylon's Marduk
Zeus
philosopher/ philosophy
Ruled by a few rich men or the best
Oligarchy
A hilltop fortress
Acropolis
inspired by Socrates, wrote dialogues
Plato
Most common laborers who farmed for the ruling class
Helots
Rule from a bad man or evil person
Tyranny
A market place
Agora
Firs philosopher to insist that morality is a part of philosophy
Socrates
A large group of soldiers armed with spears and shields
Phalanx
Putting human characteristics onto nonhuman things
anthropomorphism
Vicious cycle of political instability
Democracy, Oligarchy, Tyranny
A narrow mountain pass where Athens troops held off Persian forces
Thermopylae
Plato's most famous student
Aristotle
Four Generals who divided Alexander's kingdon
Ptloemy, Anitpater, Laomedon, Seleucus
List and describe the two types of democracy
Direct and Representative
Direct- people have a say
Representative- people elect others to speak for them