Definitions/ People
Democracy
A system of rule by the people
What job did most citizens have
Farming
What society started to fall at in this Age
Mycenaeans
Where was Alexander The Great named King
Macedonia
In 508 BCE who gained power in Athens
Cleisthenes
City-States
An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
What type of people had few rights and weren't citizens
Merchants and Artisans
Wets coast of present day Turkey
When was he named King
When he was 20 years old
What did they use to try to understand reality
Reason and Logic
Mythology
A collection of myths and stories about gods and heroes
1/3
What did they learn to do during this time
Smelt Iron
What countries did he conquer
SW Asia, Egypt, and parts of South Asia
Socrated cam up with the ____ which says a question and answer method of teaching used to educate students.
The Socratic Method
Aristocracy
A hereditary class of rulers "ruled by the best people"- Nobles and Landowners had a high status or rank in society.
What type of government did Greece used to have
Oligarchy
What did they learn to create with iron during this time
Weapons and tools
When did Alexander The Great mysterley die
At age 33
_____ wrote The Republic which is his view on the government. He didn't approve of democracy.
Plato
Homer
City-states are ran by:
Tyranny's and Oligarchy's
What is the Age called that was the beginning of iron
The Iron Age
What is this Greek culture known as
The Hellenistic
_______ wrote Politics which is a book about government citizens must participate in politics in order to be happy.
Aristotle