Greek Government
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100
Form of government ruled by a king or queen.
MONARCHY
100
Though blind, I authored both the Iliad and the Odyssey way back in about 900 BC.
HOMER
100
I was defeated by Alexander the Great as he conquered Persia making me the last king of the Persian Empire.
Darius III
100
The basic political organization of Ancient Greece, made up of a city and its surrounding farming and pastoral areas that support it.
POLIS
100
Though everyone's heard about me running naked from my bath after discovering the idea of displacement, I also levered, and pullied, and even calculated the value of PI.
Archimedes . . . . but so did the Chinese mathematician Liu Hui
200
Form of government where the PEOPLE are the governing body, either themselves directly or through their elected representatives.
DEMOCRACY
200
I studied at Plato's Academy and later was the tutor of Alexander the Great.
ARISTOTLE
200
I was the Persian leader who commanded the 100,000 Persian soldiers who defeated Leonidas and his 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. . . . I'm so proud!
Xerxes
200
The blending of Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian culture into a hybrid culture that spread around the know world.
HELLENISTIC culture, or, Hellenization
200
I wrote a book called Elements that contained 465 geometric proofs . . . and I can prove it!
EUCLID
300
Although seen negatively today, in Ancient Greece this type of ruler was often much loved r and usually looked out for the common man.
Tyrant
300
I always wanted to conquer the known world. . . . and so, I DID.
ALEXANDER the Great
300
I was the king of Macedonia, conqueror of Greece at the Battle of Chaeronea, AND and father of Alexander the Great.
Phillip II
300
The Ancient Greek infantry formation with about 200 interlocked shields and bristling with spears and swords. They pressed into battled and decimated all opponents.
Phalanx
300
I say to enjoy life and the pleasures it offers. The purpose of life is to live virtuously so as to attain a happy, tranquil life with freedom from fear. . . . Unfortunately most people misunderstand me & say that I taught, "Eat, Drink, and be Merry! and have made my name to mean focused on food! . . . arrrrrrgh!
Epicurus
400
Form of government where the nobility inherit the power to rule society.
ARISTOCRACY
400
I traveled around talking and questioning people's assumptions. I believed wrongdoing was a consequence of ignorance and those who did wrong knew no better... Though remembered by Bill & Ted for my wisdom, I said of myself, "I only know that I know nothing."
Dude ! its SOCRATES!
400
I developed the plan that would make Athens great. Many call my 30 year rule the height of Athenian Golden Age .
Pericles
400
These people were the bottom class of Spartan society and were little better than slaves.
Helots
400
First to develop the concept of heliocentrism, idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Aristarchus
500
Form of government where a small, privileged elite group of people rule based on their wealth or social position.
OLIGARCHY
500
I wrote a book called the Republic, in it i focused on how a Utopian Society would theoretically be run.
PLATO
500
Under my legal reforms, the rich and poor were considered more equal... But anyone breaking the strict law code would be punished, most likely by DEATH!!!
Draco
500
This defensive alliance of over 140 Greek City-States was able to push the Persians from Greece, but it eventually caused bad blood between the Greeks and a civil war.
DELIAN League
500
Estimated the circumference of the Earth at around 24,000 miles.
Eratosthenes