Chapter 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
City-States
individual communities that shared to same religion and language but had their own independent government
Homer
the writer of The Odyssey and The Iliad
Trojan War
war was fought between Greece and Troy
Peninsula
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
Helots
a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.
Monarchy
a form of government with a single person at the head.
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Oligarchy
a small group of people having control
Tyrant
Greek Rulers who seized power by force from aristocats
Polis
a city-state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
Agora
a public open space used for assemblies and markets.
Aristocracy
the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles.
Spartan
Highly Disciplined.
Socrates
Leader in revolutionary thinking
Spent life questioning assumptions
Taught Plato
Plato
Was one of the greatest Greek philosophers. Socrates’ student. Wrote The Republic. Established The Academy.
Aristotle
Student of the Academy. Plato’s most famous pupil. Formed the basis for the scientific method.
Pythagoras
Created important theories about numbers and music, and started a school that led the development of geometry.
Euclid
Ancient greek mathematician. The father of geometry
