Rise of Greek Civilization
Basic political unit of Greek civilization
What are the Polis?
He sent a fleet of 600 ships and an army to invade Greece
Who is Darius?
King of Macedonia in 359 b.c. He created a strong army and planned to unite the Greek city-states under his rule and destroy the mighty Persian Empire.
Who is Philip?
Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking
Who is a Sophist?
Atraditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world
What is a myth?
Soldiers that fought on foot. Each one was heavily armed who carried a round shield, a short sword, and a spear.
What are the hoplites?
Persian king named who invaded Greece with about 200,000 troops and thousands of warships and supply vessels.
Who is Xerxes?
An Athenian lawyer and great public speaker who opposed Philip.
Who is Demosthenes?
The art of public speaking and debate
What is rethoric?
King of the Olympian gods,
Who is Zeus?
Citizens were members of a political community with rights and responsibilities
Who was a Greek citizen?
Governor that means which means "defender of the kingdom."
What is a satrap?
It is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was completed about 280 B.C. and stood on an island in the harbor.
What is the lighthouse at Alexandria?
Philosophical method of questioning to gain truth
What is the Socratic method?
Goddess of wisdom and crafts.
Who is Athena?
24 letters that represented different sounds. It greatly simplified reading and writing in the Greek language.
What is the Greek alphabet?
Smaller, faster Greek ships defeated the Persian fleet.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
After he conquered Persia, he marched his army into northwestern India where he fought a number of bloody battles.
Who is Alexander the Great?
He believed that obeying the law was more important than his own life.
Who is Socrates?
Greek god of the sun and poetry
Who is Apollo?
Thick stone walls circled the palace and protected the kingdom's people. Nobles lived outside the walls on large farms, called estates. The workers and enslaved people who farmed the land lived in villages on these estates.
What is the Mycenaean king palace?
The religion preached by the religious teacher named Zoroaster
What is Zoroastrianism?
They preferred to give jobs to Greeks and Macedonians.
The Hellenist kings?
He started a school called the Academy.
Who is Plato?
Goddess of love
Aphrodite