Ancient Greece Ch. 6 Flashcards
Upper City
Acropolis
A member of a rich and powerful family
Aristocrat
Ruler who took power by force
Tyrant
Form of government where citizens govern themselves
Democracy
A regular payment made to a powerful state or nation by a weaker one
Tribute
Believed that people could use the powers of the mind and reason to understand natural events.
Philospher
A type of serious drama that usually ends in disaster for the main character.
Tragedy
Public Markets
Agora
Widespread disease
the Plague
An action taken to isolate an enemy and cut off it’s supplies
Blockade
Wild, uncivilized people
Barbarian
Murdered for political reasons
Assassinated
What ended the Peloponnesian War?
The Spartans surrounded and closed the harbor so that they could not receive food shipments.
True or False: Slaves were treated as members of the family
True
True or False: Spartans were best known for art & architecture
False: They were known for their skills in war
Most of the labor in ancient Greek households was performed by: Slaves, Philosphers, Girls, Boys?
Slaves
Why did ancient Greek communities think of themselves as seperate communities?
Geograhphical featrues seperated them from one another.
The king of the gods & goddesses. Ruler of the sky & storms.
Zeus
Son of Zeus, Handsome, young god of poetry and music.
Apollo
Zeus’ wise daughter. Goddess of crafts
Athena
What temple was built for Athena
Parthenon
True of False: The women in Sparta were allowed to own land and take part in business?
True
What did Alexander the Great do wherever he went?
Established cities.
Hellenistic Cities were modeled after what cities?
Greek cities
