Ancient Greece Flashcards
a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water
peninsula
a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives
democracy
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person
monarchy
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
oligarchy
government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
tyranny
a marketplace in ancient Greece
Agora
a city-state of ancient Greece that was the first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece
Athens
a city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military and oligarchy
Sparta
a vast empire in from the 500s to the 300s B.C.E. that ruled over lands in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
Persian Empire
(490–479 B.C.E.) the period of fighting between the Persian Empire and the allied Greek city-states for control of the land in Greece
Greco-Persian wars