Ancient Greece – Flashcards

Land surrounded by water on 3 sides but connected to the mainland

Blind Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Athletic games held in ancient Greece

A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.

A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few.

A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of an individual who has seized control often by illegal means.

A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of the people.

War between the Greeks and Persians. 502 BC - 449 BC. The Greeks won, much thanks to the heroic efforts of the Spartans at The Battle of Thermopylae.

High place in the city. The most famous is in Athens. Every Greek city had one.

A temple on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.

Leader of Athens who increased democracy by allowing more men to participate. Decided to pay public servants, so poor men could participate in government, as well as rich.

Wars between Athens and Sparta and their allies. 431 BC - 401BC. Sparta won, which led to the decline of Athens.

Love of wisdom

Founder of Western philosophy . Never wrote anything down. Famous for asking questions.

Student of Socrates. Founded the Academy. Disliked democracy and wrote the Republic.

Student of Plato. Teacher of Alexander the Great.Taught logic.

A place on the coast where ships may find shelter

A city with its surrounding farmlands

A long, narrative poem that is usually about heroes.

a Greek epic poem describing the Trojan War attributed to Homer.

slaves that farmed for the Spartans

a group of soldiers, standing or moving in close formation

Greek for city-state (plural poli)

a system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide governmental matters

Sophocles wrote Greek tragedies, such as, Antigone, Oedipus the King and Electra.

Herodotus is considered the father of history in Western culture. He wrote the history of the Greek wars.

Euripides was another Greek tragedian. He wrote about 95 plays

Plato was the student of Socrates. Wrote The Republic and believed that Greece should be ruled by Philosopher-Kings.

Aristotle was the student of Plato He founded logic as a science.Aristotle was also the tutor of Alexander the Great for some time.

Socrates was a Greek philosopher known for his "Socratic method" of teaching by asking questions. When the political climate of Greece turned, Socrates was sentenced to death by hemlock poisoning in 399 BC. He accepted this judgment rather than fleeing into exile.