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Early Greece
Athenian Government
Wars
Achievements
Alex the Great
100
City-state
What was the basic political unit in Ancient Greece called?
100
Direct democracy
What is the type of system in which all people vote directly on an issue called?
100
Greece vs. Persia
Who fought in the Persian wars?
100
Plato
Who believed that philosopher-kings were ideal rulers?
100
Phillip II
Who was Alexander the Great's father?
200
Myceneans
Who are considered to be the first Greeks?
200
Vote, serve in office, juries, and military during war
What are the requirements to participate in Athenian gov?
200
Peloponnesian League
Which league did Athens create after the Persian Wars?
200
Socrates was the instructor of this man
Who taught Plato?
200
Alexander the Great
Who became a king when he was 20 years old?
300
Acropolis
What is the high area which usually housed temples called?
300
Solon
Who allowed all men in Athens to take part in the government?
300
Sparta vs. Athens
Who fought each other in the Peloponnesian War?
300
Aristotle's used these things to study the natural world
Who used reason and logic to study the natural world?
300
Aristotle
Who taught Alexander the Great?
400
Helot
What were the state slaves in Sparta called?
400
Cleisthenes
Who split up the power of the noble families?
400
Lost navy, army, and many allies as a result of war
What is Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War?
400
Socrates' method
Who thought people could best learn by asking questions?
400
Hellenism
What was the new culture called that blended Greek ideas with many others?
500
Militaristic
What type of society did Sparta have?
500
Assembly, Council of 500, courts
What are the three main bodies of Athenian democracy?
500
Greece
Who won the Persian Wars?
500
Herodotus
Who wrote "The Histories"?
500
Small but loyal
What was Alexander the Great's army like?