Government
Government by the few with laws made to benefit only those in power
Oligarchy
A territory with its own surrounding border forming an independent state
City-State
How many consuls did Rome have?
2
What is the study of philosophy
Encourage critical thinking and question your own assumptions
Relating to or characteristic of the ancient Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great.
Hellenistic
Government by the people. Rule of majority.
Democracy
What type of government did Athens have?
Democracy
How many members of the Senate were there in Rome?
300
Groups of travelling teachers who rejected speculation
Sophists
True of False
Alexander the Great was the son of Zeus
False
Absolute power in a single ruler
Tyranny
What type of government did Sparta have?
Oligarchy
What type of Democracy did ancient Greece use?
Theory of Forms
Plato
The three major wars that pushed the empire and development of Rome
Punic Wars
Government by one ruler through birth. In position of power for life.
Monarchy
The Punic Wars were between which two cities?
Rome and Carthage
What was the role of a dictator in ancient Rome?
To take complete control in times of war
Socratic method
Socrates
The four main causes for the fall of most empires (especially Rome)
Economic, military, social, political
Government by the people through elected representatives
Republic
When did Democracy begin in ancient Greece?
around 500-508 BCE
How did Greek philosophers influence Greek democracy?
Advocated for participation of citizens
They questioned the nature of political systems
Logic and ethics and the golden mean
Aristotle
FINAL JEOPARDY
Write the positives and negatives of Greek Democracy