Ancient Greece Flashcards
The blind poet,
Wrote the odyssey
wrote the Iliad
Homer
Hero of the Trojan war,
Hector killed his cousin and then he killed hector, he was killed by Paris
Achilles
Discovered the lost city of Troy from his accounts of Homers Illiad
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Wife to the king of Sparta, Menelaus
Fled Troy with her lover, Paris which started the Trojan war
“The face that launched a thousand ships”
Helen of Troy
Killed Achilles’ cousin, was then killed by Achilles
Hector
Led the Athenian navy during the battle of salamis defeated the Persians
Themistocles
Ran 26 miles from marathon to Athens and told them “rejoice we conquer” and then died
Pheidippides
Wrote the first legal code of laws
Draco
Led 300 of his men against Persian forces at the battle of Thermopylae
King Leonidas
Athenian general led the Greeks against the Persian King at the battle of marathon
Miltiades
Persian King at battle of marathon
Darius
Persian King
Xerxes
Close formation, wall of shields that protected the men
Phalanx
Soldiers with short swords, a round shield and a thrusting spear
Hoplites
A town, city, or surrounding village
Polis
All male citizens had the right to vote
Direct democracy
Government is run by a small group of nobles, nobles own the land and had all of the rights
Aristocracy
Rule by a few men
Oligarchy
Government of kings
Monarchy
A single individual who seized control and had absolute power
Tyrant
A fortified area on a hill
Acropolis
Below the acropolis was the ___
Agora
The spread of ideas or believes to other parts of the world
Cultural diffusion
Believing in more than one God
Polytheism
A city that acts as an individual nation
City state
Outlawed debt slavery
Solon
Persian King
Xerxes
First hand witness or account of an event
Primary source
An account or an event where one was not directally involved but was told about
Secondary source
Aggressive athletic competitions between Greek cities
Olympics
The first Greek civilization
Minoans
second Greek civilization took over the Peloponnesus
Mycenaeans
Encouraged free thought and culture, arts, involved in trade, more peaceful
Athens
Main focus was on training warriors
Sparta
List three accomplishments of Archimedes
Discovered pi
Archimedes’ screw-brought ground water to the surface
Designed levers and pulleys
Formula for the surface and volume of a sphere
How did the Greeks win the Trojan war
Trojan horse
List two sides that fought in the Trojan war
Trojans and Greeks
List two sides that fought in the Persian war
Persia and Greeks
List two sides that fought in the Peloponnesian war
Sparta versus Athens
Battle of marathon
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:
City state that led: Athens vs Persians
Commander:A-miltiades P-Darius
Outcome: Greeks (Athenians)
Battle of Thermopylae
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:
City state that led: Sparts v P
Commander: S-King Leonidas
Outcome: Persian victory (only one)
Battle of salamis
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:
City state that led: Athens navy
Commander: Themistocles
Outcome: Athenian victory (Greek)
Battle of platae
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:
City state that led: Spartans
Commander: none
Outcome: Spartans won (Greek)
Which of the battles in the Persian wars was the only naval battle featured
The battle of Salamis
Which of the battles in the Persian war was the only persian win
Thermopylae
List an objective the Spartans achieved at the battle of Thermopylae
Evacuate the mainland
What effect did the Greek win have on their culture
Greece (Athens) enjoys a golden age of prosperity in all areas
List a goal that Pericles had for Athens during her golden age
Strengthen democracy
strengthen Athenian Empire
rebuild and beautify Athens
List the top three factors that caused the downfall of ancient Greece
The trial of Socrates
The plague of Athens
The Peloponnesian war
List three reasons why Alexander the great was considered “ great”
Never lost a battle
He united the east and the west
He spread the Hellenistic culture with the east
Why was Socrates put on trial
- Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens, and abandoning the gods, or creating other gods
- he had embarrassed many wealthy and powerful man who wish to humble him
- they asked for a formal apology from Socrates
- corrupting the youth (sharing False info)
- embarassing the wealthy
- they wanted an apology
What happened to Socrates
He was found guilty and sentenced to death
Which of the philosophers wrote about Socrates teachings, trial and death?
Plato
What impact of the paloponnesian war have an all of the Greeks
The entire Greek world continue to decline after this
What did Myron sculpt
The discus thrower
Recognize Phidias’ works
Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens