Ancient Greeks 1
A city state with its own government.
What is Polis
The main 2 Greek city-state rivals
Athens & Sparta
Ancient Greeks lived near this great sea; in Latin it is called Mare Nostrum
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
What type of Government was established by ancient Greece?
Democracy
this individual built an empire that stretched farther than anyone previously
Alexander the Great
Contained fortifications and temples of the local god
What is the acropolis?
Militaristic, uneducated, strong - city state
What is Sparta
Which philosopher was condemned to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens" and "neglecting the city's gods?" He was forced to drink hemlock
Socrates
who was the strongest ancient greek god
Zeus
father of Alexander the Great
Philip II
a political power held by a small group of people
Oligarchy
A main city and the surrounding territories
What is a city-state?
What was an highest Part of the city/Polis__.
Acropolis
who did Alexander the Great study under?
Aristotle
A Greek infantry soldier
What is a hoplite?
is a political system where citizens makes decision
Direct Democracy
membership in a state who gives people rights
Citizenship
this philosopher used a teaching method that uses a question and answer format
What does philosophy mean in Greek?
Love of Wisdom.
Greek soldiers in a tight box, a fighting formation.
What is the phalanx?
who developed 3.14 (pi)
Archimedes
a period between 461 - 429BC when Pericles dominated Athenian politics and Athens reached the height of its power.
Age of Pericles
Greece was between ____Sea and ___Sea.
Mediterranean and Aegean
Name two of the main philosophers.
Plato and Aristotle
Considered the "earliest Greeks"
Who are the Mycenaeans?