Acient Greece Flashcards
Aristocracy
Government ruled by nobles,or wealthy citizens
Athens
A Greek city-state
Democracy
Government by the people
Oligarchy
A government ruled by a small group of individuals whose authority is generally based on wealth or power.
Pericles
Famous leader of Athens who wrote democratic laws and encouraged architecture.
Polis
Greek word for city-state
Republic
A form of government where citizens have the power and choose representatives to represent them
Senate
A group of citizens who make laws and decisions
Sparta
A Greek city-state
Theocracy
A government or country that is ruled by someone who has religious authority or divine right
Alexander the Great
Philip the II’s son
Classical age
Period that began around 500 bc
Hellenistic age
Period of Greek history marked by great political and cultural change
Helot
Spartan slave
Pelonnesian war
War between Athens and Sparta
