Forms of Government
A state ruled by a King who passed down his rule to an heir, some claim divine right.
What is a Monarchy?
Warlike state where males were forced into the army at 7 years of age and allowed to leave at age 60.
What was Sparta?
These were wars where Darius the Great sought to suppress Greek revolts and Xerxes tried conquering Greece.
What were the Persian Wars?
Established the largest empire up until that point, but died suddenly.
Who was Alexander the Great?
Sculpture of nude man performing an action which is in the Olympics, Classical period.
What is Discobolus (Discus thrower)?
A state ruled by its citizens, the majority vote directly decides the ruling, practiced in Athens in about 500 B.C.
What is Direct Democracy?
A war between the two opposite city-states of Greece. The more warlike one won.
What was the Peloponnesian War?
Mask of a King who lead the Mycenaeans to victory against Troy
What is the Mask of Agamemnon?
A state ruled by a small group of citizens who are wealthy and powerful, this group also controls the military, practiced in Sparta by 500 B.C.
What is an Oligarchy?
A war between the Mycenaeans and Trojans; was written about in the Iliad and Odessey.
What was the Trojan War?
Famous building in Athens, temple for Athena.
What is the Parthenon?
What is an Aristocracy?
Sculpture of head and shoulders of a Greek philosopher who wrote a book called "The Republic"
What is the Bust of Plato?
A state where citizens vote for representatives of their ideas, citizens do not directly vote on state issues.
What is a Republic?
Migrated to Greece after the Dorians around 750 BC, and brought culture, crafts, and the Phoenician alphabet to the area.
Who were the Ionians?
A conflict in ancient Greece which pitted Sparta against a coalition of city-states comprising Thebes, Athens, Corinth and Argos, backed by the Achaemenid Empire. The war was caused by dissatisfaction with Spartan imperialism in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War.
What was the Corinthian War?
He was the first to organize and format geometry in his book called "The Elements" which contained 465 propositions and proofs.
Who was Euclid?
Winged structure of the goddess Nike, missing it's head.
What is the Winged Victory of Samothrace?