Ancient Greece Vocabulary
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
tyrant
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War
Sparta
One supreme God. God was called Ahura Mazda, meaning "Wise Lord."
Zoroastrian Beliefs
God of Thunder
Who is Zeus
A government in which a small group has control
Oligarchy
Which main city state in Ancient Greece treated women more poorly
Athens
A Persian religious teacher.
Zoroaster
God of the Ocean
who is Poseidon
A government by the people
Democracy
What did both city states have in common?
Slavery, same religion and language
Divided the Persian Empire into provinces and assigned a governor to rule each province.
Darius I
Enslaved people in ancient Sparta
Helots
Who were citizens in Athens?
male born from two Athenian parents
In the 600s B.C., Persians started practicing a new religion
Zoroastrianism
A high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
Ephor
What type of Government did Athens first practice?
Democracy
What is Persia called today
Iran
Goddess of Wisdom
Athena
The territory governed by an official known as a satrap
Satrapy
Who were the Arts most important too?
Athens
Who ruled the people he conquered allowing them to keep their own languages and customs
Cyrus
Goddess of Love
Aphrodite
The governor of a province in ancient Persia
Satrap
Who was allowed to partake in education in Athens?
Only Males
What style of Painting did the Greeks focus on?
Realism
Goddess of Hunting
Artemis
To succeed; to gain something as the result of work
Achieve
How old do citizens have to be to vote? Even in Ancient Greece
18
Two cities at the ends of the Royal Road
Sardis and Susa
God of Archery and Music
Apollo
A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
Representative democracy
What was Sparta's main value?
The Military
A religion based on a belief in a single god
monotheistic religion
Messenger God
Hermes
A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment
Philosopher
Who did most of the household work in Sparta?
Helots (Slaves)
What was the goal of Persia’s first invasion?
To capture Athens
Goddess of Family
Hestia
A period of ten years
Decade
What type of government did Sparta have?
oligarchy
Who wanted to attack the Persians' ships and cut off the army's supplies?
Themistocles
God of Wine
Dionysus
A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process
Direct Democracy
What did they call the gathering where the citizens met to debate issues in Athens?
The Assembly
As Persia weakened, it became open to outside attacks. In the 300s b.c., Persia could not resist the invasion of an army led by a young and powerful ruler named
Alexander
Goddess of Marriage
Hera