Ancient Greece Flashcards
Due to Greeces geography How did Greek’s travel?
Greek’s travel primarily by boat and became excellent sailors.
Athens and Sparta were part of what civilization?
Athens and Sparta were both part of the Greek civilization.
Ancient Greece had few rivers and very little…
Fertile farmland
What did the Athens value over military strength?
The Athens valued thinking over Military strength.
What did the Athens emphasize?
The Athens emphasized philosophy, art, and science.
What did all Greek city-states have in common?
All Greek city-states had the same gods, religion, beifes, language, and olympics.
Sparta was a great…
Military power
What was the main government in athens
Democracy
What type of government did sparta use
Oligarchy
What form of government was used before democracy an oligarchy
Monarchy
Mountains made farming hard for most Greeks so they exported and traded
Olive oil
Trade was important to all city states except what city state
Sparta
What did sparta do for food and other resources
Conquered and stole
Did women in sparta or athens have more rights
Sparta
What did athens and sparta focus on in education
Sparta~Strength Athens~Academics
All men who were citizens in Athens could vote, but they were…
Not treated equally
Agora
A public open space used for assemblies and markets
democracy
a form of government in which the citizens govern themselves or choose leaders to represent them
election
an organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position
immortal
to live forever, to never die
jury
a group of people that give a verdict (decision) in court based on the evidence provided to them
legacy
an object or memory handed down from one period of time to another period of time
majority
representing the greater number in a vote, tally, or count
monarchy
a type of government that’s ruled by a king or queen
oligarchy
small group of people that have control over a country
peninsula
body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
polytheism
the belief in many gods
Deity
A higher power in a religion. For example a God or goddess
Karma
Is the concept that every action has a consequence the cycle of cause and affect.
Nirvana
A term to describe the profound peace of mind. It is the state of being free from suffering.
Siddhartha Gautama
A prince who turned to meditation to relive suffering. He is now known as Buddha (Enlightened one)
Reincarnation
When someone dies and therier soul joins a new body. If there like was good or bad you will be reincarnated up or down in rank.
