chapter 3 test Flashcards
invaded mycenae around 1200 bc
Dorians
long epic poem about the greek dark ages
illiad
earliest center of civilization in the aegean region
Minoan
led athens toward democracy when he became archon in 594 bc.
Solon
Greek city state; basic political unit
Polis
emerged victorious in 404 bc at the end of the pelopannesion war
Sparta
the influential leader of athens
pericles
led a persian force that landed 25 miles north of athens
Darius 1
greeks defeated the persian navy in this battle
Salamis bay
alexander the great was originally from here
macedonia
philosopher who believed that reality was in the physical world
aristotle
took the motto know thyself and drank a cup of hemlock after being convicted of undermining institutions in athens
socrates
father of geometry founded a school of mathmaticsin alexandria egypt.
Euclid
what was the function of the parthenon
made for the goddes athena and used optical illusions to make it look more symetrical
King of greek gods; ruled mount olympus
zeus