Chapter 4 Study Guide Flashcards
Peloponnesian war
Athens vs. Sparta
Persian wars
Persian empire vs. Greece
Trojan war
Greece vs. Troy
Form of government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
Aristocracy
Form of government in which powerful individual gains control of a city-states government by appealing to the poor for support
Tyranny
Government in which power is in the hands of a single person
Monarchy
Government in which power is in the hands of a few people especially in which rule is based upon wealth
Oligarchy
Government controlled by citizens either directly or through representatives
Democracy
This group includes Indo-Europeans who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC
Mycenaen
Ancient kingdom to the north of Greece
Macedonia
City established by Alexander the Great in Egypt that became the foremost center of commerce & Hellenistic civilization
Alexandria
Greek speaking people that according to tradition migrated into Greece after the destruction of the Mycenaen civilization
Dorians
Approximately 3/4’s of Greece includes what geographical feature
Mountains
Climate in Greece?
Mild
Mycenaeans adopted sea trade and culture from which early civilization
Minoans
The Iliad & Odyssey were written by what famous poet
Homer
Which greek city-state is the birthplace of democracy
Athens
Which nobleman developed a legal code based on equality of citizens
Draco
What are the requirements for citizenship in Athens
Male, native born, own property
“Come home with your shield or on it” which greek city state would you associate with this motto
Sparta
In which war did Sparta and Athens work together to defeat an enemy empire
Persian wars
Who led Athens through the Golden Age
Pericles
The Parthenon in Athens was built in honor of which Greek deity
Athena
Who is the father of history
Herodotus
Hippocrates is known as the father of?
Medicine
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are Ancient Greek _______.
Philosophers
What was the birthplace of Alexander the Great
Macedonia
How old was Alexander the Great when he became king
20
Which Greek mathematician wrote Elements, which provided a basis for courses in geometry
Euclid
Ancient Greece is famous for what in architecture
Columns
I am the goddess of wisdom
Athena
I am the goddess of love and beauty
Aphrodite
I am the god of all gods, heavens, earth, weather, and justice
Zeus
I am the god of music, life, and the sun
Apollo
I am the messenger gods
Hermes
I am the goddess of marriage and married women
Hera
I am the god of war
Ares
I am the god of wine, parties, and drama
Dionysus
I am the goddess of grain and harvest
Demeter
I am the god of the sea and waters
Poseidon