City-States/Rulers
Greek word for city-state
What is polis?
Greek's chief God
Who is Zeus?
Importance; fame
What is Prominence?
The author of the Greek epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey
Who is Homer?
to banish, send away
city-state that was main rival of Athens
What is Sparta?
This began as a religious festival to celebrate Zeus
What are the Olympics?
The spirit; non-physical part of a person
What is a Soul?
the ability to think clearly and understand
What is reason?
the name of the group that voted to determine government policy in ancient Athens
What is the Assembly?
Most important skill to the Spartans
What is military ability?
an important Greek building, a temple to honor Athena
What is the Parthenon?
an agreement to stop fighting
What is a Truce?
a type of philosopher in Ancient Greece
What is a Sophist?
any male adult who was not enslaved and who had two Athenian parents
What is a citizen?
This city-state won the Peloponnesian war
What is Sparta?
Skilled-public speaker
What is an Orator?
A person who receives a property or a title when someone dies
What is an Heir?
This method is a question-and-answer system of learning
What is the Socratic Method?
The League that was established in Greece to defend themselves against any future Persian invasions
What is the Delian League?
this ruler conquered all of Africa above the equator
Who is Alexander the Great?
civilization that adopted the culture of ancient Greece
What is Hellenistic?
A type of government in which one person illegally seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way; a dictatorship
What is Tyranny?
This philosopher's goal was to find the perfect forms of life in the ideal state.
Who is Plato?
Government by a small group of powerful people
What is Oligarchy?