Government
a form of government in which a few rule over many
oligarchy
Three of the Seven Wonders of the World
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the pyramids of Egypt, and Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the Colossus at Rhodes
the Greek philosopher who believed that the purpose of men's lives was to practice virtue
Socrates
Battle where only 300 Spartans under Leonidas slowed down the advance of the Persians.
Battle of Thermopylae
The Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
a form of government in which many rule
democracy
two great epics written by the Greek poet Homer
Iliad and the Odyssey
the substance Socrates was forced to drink and die because some objected to his teaching methods
Hemlock
Battle where the Persians landed on the coast of Greece. The Athenians were outnumbered and with the leadership of Miltiades and the help of Plataea they defeated the Persians.
Battle at Marathon
A heavily armed infantry soldier in ancient Greece
hoplite
What is a form of government in which a royal family rules?
monarchy
Homer's poems have become this
The Trojan War
the student of Socrates who wrote books on Socrates' conversations and dialogues
a famous Greek philosopher who studied under Socrates?
Plato
War between Athens and Sparta...
Peloponnesian War
Wrote the first written laws of Athens
Draco
a city along with its surrounding territory, that is an independent state
City State
What are the greatest works of stage drama written by the Greek playwrights.
Comedy and Tragedy
Aristotle
Who is a famous Greek philosopher who studied with Plato and believed in the truth through logic?
We call Ancient Greece this
The Cradle of Western Civilization
Known as the benevolent tyrant
Peisistratus
two main city-states in Greece
Sparta and Athens
What is the greatest Greek temple built to the goddess Athena Parthenos.
The Parthenon
three forms of Greek architecture
Ionian, Dorian, and Corinthian
Young conquerer who spread Hellenistic Culture throughout Egypt, Mesopotamia, parts of India and the Persian Empire
Alexander the Great
Using few words as possible at all times
Laconic