Vocabulary
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
Enslaved neighbors - captive workers
What are helots?
An early battle in which the Greeks were much smaller than the Persian army, but were still able to conquer them. They had a runner cry "NIKE" at the end of the battle.
What is the battle at Marathon?
Unlike modern American democracy, the Athenian government gave voting rights only to __________.
What are male citizens?
This Greek philosopher taught Alexander the Great to love philosophy and Greek culture?
Who is Artistotle?
Traditional stories about gods, goddesses and heroes
What are myths?
Refers to a time when Greek language and ideas spread to non- Greek speaking people of SW Asia.
What is Hellenistic era?
During this battle the Persian army would have to go through a narrow pass, making their larger army less effective.
What is the Battle at Thermoplyae?
Name and describe the four types of government in chronological order in ancient Greece.
Monarchy-king has power and his son inherits it
oligarchy-a few people share power
tyranny-one person takes power by force
democracy-all citizens share power
The simplest of columns.
What is doric?
A settlement in a new territory with strong ties to its homeland
What is a colony?
He wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey
Who was Homer?
The war that was made famous in Homer's The Illiad.
What is the Trojan war?
In this type of government was the term citizen coined
What is democracy?
The raised area in Athens with the Parthenon, a temple to the goddess Athena.
What is the acropolis?
A government where only a FEW people have the power.
What is an oligarchy?
Ancient Greek small, independent nations or kingdoms
What are city-states or polis?
Xerxes burned down Athens. The Persian army was later defeated when Greek ships rammed and sank Persian vessels at what battle?
What is the Battle of Salamis?
What are the two types of democracy? Explain briefly.
direct - every citizen is allowed to vote on every issue
representative - people may vote for representatives who then decide issues on behalf of the people
These are the most ornate of all of the Greek columns.
What is a corinthian column?
This type of government requires EVERY citizen to vote on all laws and policies.
What is a democracy?
The central marketplace of an Athenian city
What is an agora?
This alliance of city-states won the Peloponnesian War
What was the Spartan League or Peloponnesian League?
Rule by one person only, like a king or a queen
What is a monarchy?
This wise and skillful Athenian leader helped to dominate the Delian League, and turned Athens into the cultural center of Greece
Who is Pericles?