Ancient Greece Flashcards
Polis
a city-state
Acropolis
a high hill where a fortress could be built
classical
a period that is marked by great achievements
democracy
a type of government in which people rule themselves
aristocrats
rich landowners
oligarchy
a government in which only a few people have power
citizens
people who had the right to participate in government
tyrant
a leader who held power through the use of force
Pericles
a brilliant leader who led democracy in Athens from 460 BC until 429 BC
mythology
a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works.
Homer
a poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Sappho
a woman poet who wrote lyric poems about love and relationships with friends and family.
Aesop
writer who wrote fables
fables
short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live.
agora
marketplace, a meeting place where religious and political events took place.
Greece’s Geography is mostly
A rocky, mountainous land
Greece is a large
Peninsula
Travel by land was difficult. What did the Greeks do instead?
Became expert shipbuilders
These people built a society on Crete
The Minoans
The Minoans lived
On Greek islands
The Mycenaeans lived
On Greek mainland
The Minoans ended because…
Of a volcano eruption
The Greeks traded with other cultures to…
Obtain food and goods and to trade ideas and beliefs.
The period of war and disorder is called
The Dark Age
Greek colonies and a polis were similar because…
they were both independent
Name some Greek Colonies
Naples, Italy
Marseillaise, France
Istanbul, Turkey
How did people in Greek city-states think of themselves?
As citizens of the city-state NOT Greece
The first Greek society
Mycenaeans
What items did the Greeks trade?
Metals, wine, olive oil
Those who lived in a city-state lived…
Inside the city walls AND outside.
Which leader did democracy work best under?
Pericles
What is a representative democracy?
Citizens elect officials to make the laws.
Why do juries have odd number of people?
To prevent ties
The government in which only a few people have the power is called….
An oligarchy
Who ruled city-states?
Aristocrats
Why did people have meetings outdoors?
To make sure everyone could attend
What does democracy mean?
Rule of the people
What was the first democracy in Athens like?
Every citizen had the right to speak.
All citizens had the right to participate in the assembly.
Greek myths explain….
why natural or historical events happened.
A lyric poem is….
a poem set to music
Why did people visit the oracle at Delphi?
to ask the god Apollo questions
