Vocab
The process of exploring the answers to questions about a certain time and place.
Inquiry
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.
Monarchy
A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation.
Citizens
Origin of Greek Democracy
Athens
Key Theme Number 1:
Patterns of Population
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was NOT present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
Secondary Source
A government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected officials.
Democracy
A group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws.
Assembly
Greek Father of History
Herodotus
Key Theme Number 2:
Uses and Abuses of Power
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events in which they occurred.
Primary Source
How many forms of government will be on your test?
4!
A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek Society.
Aristocrat
Greek Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
Key Theme Number 3:
Worlds of Exchange
A measure of how far north or south a place on Earth is from the equator.
Latitude
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.
Oligarchy
BONUS: A member of the wealthy class of Rome.
Patricians
Greek Father of Geometry
Pythagoras
Key Themes 4 and 5:
Haves and Have-Nots
Expressing Identity
A measure of how far east or west a place on Earth is from an imaginary line that runs between the North and South poles.
Longitude
A government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king.
Tyranny
BONUS: A citizen of Rome who is not wealthy.
Plebeians
Music, Art, Geology and Language.
Major contributions of Ancient Greece
Key Themes 6 and 7:
Science, Technology and the Environment
Spiritual Life and Moral Codes