Chapter 5 - Persia and Greece Flashcards
(c. 576 or 590–529 b.c.e.); founded Persian Empire by 550 b.c.e.; successor state to Mesopotamian empires.
Cyrus the Great
Athenian reformer of the 6th century; established laws that eased the debt burden of farmers; forbade enslavement for debt.
Solon
Athenian political leader during 5th century b.c.e.; guided development of Athenian Empire.
Pericles
ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 b.c.e.; founder of centralized kingdom; conquered Greece.
Phillip II
(r. 336–323 b.c.e.); son and successor of Philip II; conquered Persian Empire and advanced to borders of India; attempted to combine Greek and Persian culture.
Alexander the Great
a regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in Egypt
Ptolemies
a regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in Persia.
Seleucids
a regional dynasty after the death of Alexander; ruled in Persia.
Antigonids
(b. 465 b.c.e.); Athenian philosopher; usually seen as the father of Western philosophy.
Socrates
Greek philosopher; teacher of Alexander; taught that knowledge was based upon observation of phenomena in material world.
Aristotle
Greek philosopher; knowledge based upon consideration of ideal forms outside the material world; proposed ideal form of government based on abstract principles in which philosophy ruled.
Plato
Hellenistic philosophers; emphasized inner moral independence cultivated by strict discipline of the body and personal bravery.
Stoics
Greek writer of tragedies; author of Oedipus Rex.
Sophocles
Greek writer of comedies; author of The Frogs
Aristophanes
least ornate
Doric
