People
Famous writer of the epic poems The Illiad and the Odyssey
Homer
The first people to settle mainland Greece established this city
Mycenae
To attack and surround a city to gain control of it
Siege
The ability to live forever
Imortal
Athens had a direct democracy, the US has a ______ democracy
representative
These were state owned slaves in Sparta, captured from conquered lands
Helots
the Minoan people settled this island south of mainland Greece.
Crete
The highest point of a city-state where important buildings and temples were built as a last line of defense
acropolis
A collection of stories that explain events, beliefs, and actions
Mythology
What two civilizations established the origins of Greek civilization and culture?
Minoan and Mycenaean
He was given special power from the aristocrats in Athens. He improved conditions for the poor and created an assembly of free citizens to pass laws.
Solon
This city-State had a military society
Sparta
A governed area that includes the city and surrounding lands
city-state or Polis
Who is the Greek god of the sea?
Poseidon
this government means rule by the few
Oligarchy
Grouped citizens by where they lived. Groups sent 50 people to the council of 500. He established a limited democracy.
Cleisthenes
Sparta defeated Persia at this mountain pass during the Persian wars.
Thermopylae
open area of a polis that contains the marketplace and meeting areas
agora
This philosopher taught Alexander the Great
Aristotle
These Athenian boats were key to winning the Persian wars.
Triremes
Father of Alexander the great. Was assassinated before reaching his goal of conquering Persia.
Philip II of Macedonia
This city-state is credited with the start of Democracy
Athens
What grand city was founded by Alexander the Great and was the commercial and cosmopolitain center of the Hellenistic world?
Alexandria, Egypt
This philosopher was the most influential in history and believed philosophers should be king. He was the teacher of Aristotle.
Plato
An agreement between two or more governments to be partners against a common enemy
Alliances
A skilled general and politician he conquered the known world at the time form Europe to the Indus valley, one of the greatest empires of all time.
Alexander the Great
This Kingdom was located just north of Greece and was home to Alexander the Great
Macedonia
What two city-states were often at war with each other
Sparta and Athens
The half man half bull creature who lived in the labyrinth
minotaur
The prominent geographic features of Greece
high mountains and many islands
Considered the "father of democracy"
Cleisthenes
This city-state was better for women who had more freedoms and rights
Sparta
What architectural features in Greek cities influenced buildings today?
greek columns from temples and government buildings
The belief in many gods and goddesses in Greece made them what type of religion?
Polytheistic
Hellenistic means what?
related to Greek history