Ancient Greece Flashcards
Athens
A Greek city state, or polis, famous for its advancements in government and great philosophers
Aristocracy
government ruled by nobles, or wealthy citizens
Democracy
government by the people, government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation
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, the time he ruled Athens is known as the age of perciles or the golden age of Greece and is considered the period that Greek culture reached its highest level
Polis
Greek word for city state, independent regions ruled by the Greek citizen that inhabited them
republic
A form of government where citizens have the power and choose representatives to represent them
Senate
A group of citizens make laws and decisions
Sparta
A Greek city, or polis, the strongest military power in Ancient Greece
Theocracy
A government or country that is rued by someone who has religious authority or divine right.
Alexander the Great
Philip the II’s son
Classical Age
A period that began 500BC in which the Ancient Greeks excelled in the arts and science the creation of new forms of government
Hellenistic
Period of Greek history marked by great political and cultural change
Helot
Spartan slave
Peloponnesian war
war between Sparta and Athens which Sparta eventually won with help from Persia
philosopher
A scholar who seeks wisdom and truth
