Chapter3⃣ Flashcards
At what battle did an unorthodox charge by the Greeks help them to win a decisive victory?
Battle of marathon
Across what body of water did Xerxes make a bridge of boats to move his army?
The helispont
Who was the influential leader of Athens during her so-called Golden Age?
Pericles
What type of war was the Peloponnesian War?
A civil war
Where was the earliest center of civilization located in the Aegean region?
Crete
What Aegean culture displayed a love for military pursuits?
Mycenaean
What ancient city did Heinrich Schliemann discover?
Troy
From what two epic poems do we get a glimpse of Greek life during
the period from 1150 to 750 BC? To whom are these poems attributed?
Iliad and the odyssey; Homer
What athletic contests began as an attempt to please the Greek gods through physical prowess?
Olimpics
What was the basic political unit of Greece?
Polis; city-state
List and define the four basic forms of government found in the Greek
city-states.
Monochary- rule by one
Democracy- rule by people
Oligarchy- rule by few
Tyrany- rule by one with force
What two Greek city-states represented two opposing ways of life
within Greek society?
Sparta & Athens
What Greek city-state was characterized by creativity, commercial
endeavors, democracy, and individualism?
Athens
Over what kingdom did Philip II rule?
Massidonia
Who was the teacher of Alexander the Great who instilled in his young
pupil a love for Greek culture?
Aristotle