Rule of Many
The Greeks dissolved the monarchy and established this form of government with majority rule.
What is a democracy?
This epic poet influenced art and literature during the Classical Greece period.
Who is Homer?
The Peloponnesian War was fought between these two Greek city-states.
What is Athens and Sparta?
This term means "love of wisdom" and refers to an organized system of thought or worldview.
What is philosophy?
He was a political leader in Athens who helped establish democracy.
Who is Pericles?
Herodotus was a Greek historian who wrote about the wars between Greece and this empire.
What is Persia? (Who are the Persians?)
This city state lost the Peloponnesian War after a plague killed about 1/3 of their population.
What is Athens?
What is/are helots?
Unlike the democracy of Athens, the Spartans had this type of government.
What is totalitarian?
This man was a philosopher who established the Academy school in Athens.
Who is Plato?
This young, Macedonian king conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt and other territories to unify everyone under one rule.
Who is Alexander the Great?
This term was used for professional public speakers with political influence in ancient Greece.
What is an orator?
Thucydides is the Greek historian who fought and wrote about this war, between Athens and Sparta.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
The Athenians joined other Greek cities to form this confederacy (alliance) to defeat the Persians.
What is the Delian League?
Leaders in Athenian democracy were chosen by this.
What is sortition (or random drawing/selection)?
This philosopher and teacher of Plato.
Who is Socrates?
The Persians fought and lost to the Athenians in this battle.
What is the Battle of Marathon?