King of Macedonia, conquered Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, & India. Spread Greek culture'conquered "The Known World"
Alexander the Great
100
A government by the people
Democracy
100
Name all 4 types of government in ancient Greece
Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny, Democracy
100
War between the Persians and the Greek city- states
The Persian War
100
The battle of Thermopylae took place during which war?
The Persian War
200
Who was King Philip II?
King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Greek city- states. The father to Alexander the Great.
200
What is an oligarchy?
A government in which a small group has control
200
A form of government when the ruling power is in the hands of a single ruler who has seized power illegally.
Tyranny
200
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
What is Athens vs. Sparta
200
Where did the Minoans live?
Crete
300
Blind, Greek poet who wrote the famous epic poems about the Trojan War- Iliad and Odyssey.
Homer
300
A Greek city- state
Polis
300
Define monarchy
A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a single ruler who inherits power
300
Who fought in the Trojan War? [2 groups of people- be specific]
Mycenaean Greece vs. Troy
300
What caused rivalries between the Greek city- states?
A lack of farmland
400
A mathematician who made important discoveries in the field of geometry. Original "father of geometry"
Pythagoras
400
What is representative democracy?
A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
400
Government of Athens during the golden age
Democracy
400
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta (but both city- states were destroyed)
400
Define Ephor:
A high- ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
500
Who was Thucydides?
Believed only people have the ability to determine history.
500
What is a Helot?
Enslaved people in ancient Sparta
500
Explain the difference between a representative democracy and a direct democracy
Direct Democracy: all citizens participate first hand (all citizens vote on the actual laws being made)
Representative Democracy: Citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf (representatives vote on the actual laws for the citizens- like our government in the U.S.)
500
List all events of the Persian War in chronological order:
1. Persian Expansion
2. Ionian Revolt
3. Battle at Marathon
4. Battle of Thermopylae
5. Battle of Salamis
500
Who was Erastosthenes
Greek mathematician who figured out the distance around the world and that the Earth is round.