Vocabulary
Piece of land surrounded by water
Peninsula
Democracy
Aristocrat member who supported democracy and under his rule was the construction of the Parthenon
Pericles
Spartans boys were given a small amount of food, how did they manga to survive
Steal
Myth hero who fought in the battle of Troy
Achilles
Name Spartans gave their slaves
Helots
Name of Homers two epics
Iliad and Odyssey
2 types of Drama in Theater
Tragedy and Comedy
Spartan women still had to obey the males in their lives but since they are usually fighting they are allowed to do more. What are somethings they can do
Allowed to own land and even take some part in business
People who lived South of Macedonia did not accept them as Greeks. What is their opinion of them
Greeks thought the Macedonians were barbarians
Fortified usually by being built on a hill
Acropolis
What did people do to be protected from attack
Built structures on acropolis
Founded a school where one of his students will gain knowledge and teach Alexander the Great
Plato
Fall of Athens
Sparta allied with the Persian navy
Blocked Athens
Plague
Before Philip planned to attack Persia what happened to him
He was assassinated
Homer wrote about events that caused great suffering and unhappy ending
Tragedy
What led to the downfall of Aristocrat rule in city-states?
Middle class wanted a say in their government
Thought everything was made of tiny particles called atoms
Democritus
What were the Persians doing that led Greek city-states to join together
Persians had gained control of the Greek colonies
What will happen to Alexander's empire after his death. What is the name?
Split in 4 kingdoms
Hellenistic
Typically narrated through and derives from oral tradition, detailing a poem of the deeds and heroic adventures
Epic
What led to the downfall of the Minoans?
Knossos was destroyed and were most likely invaded by the Myceneans
Heads of state often sought advice on governing and would get advice in a riddle. Who gave the advice and had an impact on Greek history?
Oracles
Name 2 things that made city-states look for Sparta and begin the Peloponnesian War
1. Allies of Athens had paid tribute to the city-state for protection
2. Athens moved the treasury from Delos to Athens and used the money that was supposed to help defend its allies to build the Parthenon and to finance other projects.
What were the parts of Alexanders empire? And who passed down his feelings that Greeks were superior and deserved to rule?
Egypt, Mesopotamia; Aristotle