Vocabulary 1
rule by the people
democracy
rule by a king or queen
monarchy
Bronze is made of copper and iron.
iron ---> tin
This battle occurred in 490 B.C.
Marathon
The 500 people chosen to help make laws in Athens, randomly chosen.
Boule
Faithful to someone else
A religious building for worship
temple
The Persians won the Peloponnesian War.
Persians ---> Spartans
From 1,100-750 B.C. we know little about the Greeks. What was this period called?
The Dark Ages.
Similar to a slave or serf in Sparta
Helot
A writing system in which shapes mean sounds
alphabet
A Greek soldier who uses a round shield, bronze armor, spear, and short sword
hoplite
Alexander the Great was Greek.
Greek ---> Macedonian
This war occurred from 431-406 B.C and ended with Athens' defeat.
Peloponnesian War
There were five of these men together, and they would watch the King and other Spartans to make sure they didn't do anything bad or illegal.
Ephors
A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country
citizen
A wall painting
The Spartans defeated the Persians at the battle of Marathon.
Spartans ---> Athenians
The Hellenistic Period came to an end after a few hundred years when Caesar Augustus took power in Rome. What year was this (within five years).
31 B.C.
In Athens, any citizen could be voted into exile meaning he would have to leave the city forever. What is this called?
Ostracism
A large territory which controls other, smaller territories
empire
The Greek Word for “City-state”
Polis
Pericles was a famous member of the Boule in Athens.
member of the Boule ---? general/statesman/politician.
In what year was Alexander the Great born?
356 B.C.
Who were the middle class of shop keepers, artisans, etc., but not full Spartiates?
Periokoi