Ancient Greece Study Guide – Flashcards
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Ancient Greece Map
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Macedonia, Mount Olympus, Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, Peloponnesian and Attica Peninsulas, the Islands of Crete and Rhodes, Troy, the City-States of Sparta and Athens
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Homer
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A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Pericles
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Athenian general who led Athens during the war with Sparta ; he made sure that poor as well as rich citizens could take part in government ;
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Socrates
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Greek philosopher who discussed laws, customs, values, and relgion with students ; accused of urging young people to revolt, he was sentenced to death
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Plato
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Greek philosopher and student of Socrates
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Alexander the Great
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King of Macedonia who conquered Geece, Persia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley; his conquests spread Greek culture throughout parts of 3 continents ; he defeated Persia, and soon his empire stretched all the way to India ; died of a fever ; as he layed dying, his soldiers wanted to say goodbye and so they lined up and waited their turn to shake his hand and say farwell ; when he was 12 he won a horse and named it Bucephalus and when this horse died, Alexander named a city Bucephalus for the horse ; the most famous city he named was ALEXANDRIA
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Aristole
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Greek philosopher who was the private teacher of Alexander the Great
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Polis
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A city-state in Ancient Greece
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Harbor
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A sheltered place along a coast used to protect boats and ships
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City-States
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A self-governing city, often surrounding lands and villages
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Peloponnesian War
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a war between Athens and Sparta that threatened to tear all of Greece apart and was finally won by the Spartans
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Citizen
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A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
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Assembly
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a lawmaking body of government made up of a group of citizens
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Philosophy
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The study of or search for truth, wisdom, and the right way to live
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Democracy
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A system of government in which citizens vote to make governmental decisions
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Oligarchy
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a type of government in which a small gruop of citizens control decision-making
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Monarchy
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A government ruled by a king or queen
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Hippocrates
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An ancient Greek physician (the "father of medicine") who is credited with founding the study of medicine ; Treated patients and came up with cures ; made rules for how doctors should treat their patients -- Doctors today promise to follow these rules when they take the Hippocratic Oath
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King Phillip II
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The King of Macedonia who was killed before he could lead the Greeks and Macedonians into a war with Persia / son was Alexander the Great
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Peninsula
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an area of land almost entirely surrounded by water
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Ionic
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THREE MAIN STYLES OF GREEK ARCHITECTURE - scroll-like curls at either end
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Doric
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THREE MAIN STYLES OF GREEK ARCHITECTURE - simple and plain
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Corinthian
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THREE MAIN STYLES OF GREEK ARCHITECTURE - rows of overlapping leaves
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Marathon
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26 Miles
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Illiad
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Homer's story of the Ancient Trojan War
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Acropolis
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a hill in acient Greece where city residents sought shelter and saftey in times of war and met to discuss community affairs
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Parthenon
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The temple of Athena, patron goddess of Athens
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Aphrodite
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Goddess of love and beauty ; wife of Hephaestus
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Apollo
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God of the sun and healing ; twin brother of Artemis
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Ares
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God of War
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Artemis
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Goddess of childbirth, the moon, and hunting ; twin sister of Apollo
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Athena
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Goddess of Wisdom, Warfare, and handicrafts ; also patron of Athens
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Hades
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God of the underworld ; Zeus's brother
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Hephaestus
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God of Metalworking
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Hera
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Queen of the Gods or Mother of the Gods ; Wife of Zeus
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Hermes
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Messenger of the Gods
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Hestia
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Goddess of the hearth and fire ; sister of Zeus
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Poseidon
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God of the Sea and Earthquakes ; brother of Zeus
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Zeus
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Ruler of ALL GODS
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Olympic Games
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- Olympia is built for Zeus and is where the Olympic Games are held (west of Athens) - Altars were all around Zeus's temple - First Olmpic Games took place 776 B.C - Most religious festivals were accompanied by this - the Sancuary of Zeus was found in Olympia - Sacrificial fires were burning 24 hrs. a day in honor of Zeus - Women were not allowed to compete or watch as spectators - Every four years the Olympics were held
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Chariot Races
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Chariots were drawn by 2 or 4 horses
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Running Races
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The main race was 200 meters long
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Wrestling
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Two opponents in this test of - 1. STRENGTH 2. SKILL
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Boxing
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Competitors Wore : 1. LEATHER STRAP AROUND HANDS AND WRISTS Didn't Wear : 1. BOXING GLOVES
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Discus
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A heavy disk made of iron was thrown as far as possible
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Javelin
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The winner threw this light spear the farthest
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Long Jump
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Athletes carried stone weights as they trained
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Racing
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Runners wore helmets and carried heavy shields
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Alexander the Great
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son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world ; Conquered and ruled an empire stretching from Macedonia to the Indus Valley ; (BE ABLE TO BULLET 5 "HIGHLIGHTS" OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT'S LIFE)
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WHEN IS THE TEST? AND WHAT IS ON IT?
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February 7th - Sequencing, Matching, Compare/Contrast, True or False, Multiple Choice, and Fill in the Blank (the Olympic Paper is standing in for the essay) GOOD LUCK!
