Classical Greece Flashcards
Greek’s system of government went from ____ to _____?
Tyranny to democracy
What was another name for a greek city state?
Polis
Who made the Greek government?
Aristocracy (wealthy)
How many city states were there?
700
What were Monarchs?
Kings
Who did the monarchy take over?
Aristocratic Oligarchies
What was Homer?
A blind poet
What 2 big poems did Homer write?
Odyssey and Iliad
What was religion for the Greeks?
Polytheistic
Who are Zeus and Hera?
King of gods
Who was Poseidon?
God of sea
Who was Ares?
God of war
Who was Apollo?
God of sun
Who was Aphrodite?
God of love
Who was Hades?
God of the underworld
When was the age of the tyrants established?
7th century
How did people seize power?
Harsh force
What popular government eventually replaced the tyrannies?
Democracy
Who were the Spartans started by?
Dorians
Where are the Dorians from?
Laconia
How many classes were there in Sparta?
2
What was a Spartan?
A warrior
What were Helots?
Slaves
What was Sparta’s form of government?
Gerousia
What was the Gerousia?
Council of elders of 60 or older
How many members were in the Gerousia?
30 members
What did Ephors do?
Acted as a check
How many Ephors were there?
5
Citizens in Sparta were checked at birth for what?
To see if they were fit
When would training start in Sparta?
Age 7
Boys would be put into what after Spartan training?
Groups of ages 14-20
Who supervised the groups of 14-20 year olds?
An older boy
From age 20-60 your life belonged where?
The military
Could you marry if you are a Spartan?
Yes but wife must be fit
Athens developed into what government?
Democracy
What was the net upon Acropilis?
The walled-city
Who ruled the walled city?
Ionian kings
What was an archon?
Law maker
How long was an archons term?
1 year
What is a hemlock?
Way of execution
What did Socrates (469-399 B.C.) study?
Philosophy
What else was Socrates?
Stonemason and sophist
What is a sophist?
Teacher of wisdom
Socrates fought in what War?
2nd Peloponnesian war
What was Socrates accused for?
Corrupting the youth of Athens
How did Socrates die?
He was hemlock in 399 B.C.
Plato was a disciple of who?
Socrates
What did Plato do after Socrate’s death?
He left Athens
Where did Plato go when he left Athens?
Western Mediterranean
What did Plato establish?
The Acedemy
When did Plato establish the Academy?
387 B.C.
When was The Academy shut down? Why shut it down?
529 A.D. by Justinian
What was Thomas More’s Utopia?
Republic
How old was Plato when he died?
80
Who studied under Plato at the Academy?
Aristotle
What were the two ideas he’s associated with?
Logic and Metaphysics
What did Aristotle found?
Lyceum
Aristotle’s writings were lost after what?
The Fall of Rome
What had taken control of the Greek city-states in Asia minor?
Persia
Who did the Persians join in revolt?
Athens and Eretria
Who put down the Persian Revolt?
Uariaus
What did Uariaus capture?
Macedon and thrace
When was the Battle of Marathon?
490 B.C.
Who won the Battle of Marathon and who was their leader?
Athens; Mictiades
Who was planning mother attack but died before in 486 B.C.?
Darius
Who was Darius’ son?
Xerxes
Where did Xerxes launch his major attack?
Thermopoly
Who was Thermopoly led by?
Spartan army lead by Leonidas
Persian fleet was destroyed where?
Salamis
Persians marched in after their fleet was destroyed and took what?
Athens
What did the Persian navy face in 479 B.C.?
Another defeat from MyCale
What happened to the Persian power?
It declined
What was the Dealian League?
League of Greek city-states
When was the Dealian League started?
478 B.C.
What was the site of treasury in the Dealian League?
Delose
Athens dominated under the leadership of whom?
Perciles
When was the Peloponnesian War?
431-404 B.C.
Who was the Peloponnesian war fought against?
Sparta and Athens
Athens had a stronger what?
Navy
Sparta had a stronger what?
Army
When did Pericles die?
429 B.C.
When was the Peace of Nicias?
421 B.C.
Where was Athens Navy lost?
Syracuse
Where were the last 8 years of the Peloponnesian War fought?
At sea
Who did Sparta receive help from?
Persia
Where were the Greek city-states?
Asia minor
What happened when Athens’ fleet was destroyed?
Athens was unable to fuel its people
Who did Athens have problems from?
Delian League
Delian League was broken up into what?
30 tyrants
Philip II was king of what?
Macedon
When did Philip II rule?
359-336 B.C.
Where did Philip conquer?
Thrace
Who opposed conquering Thrace?
Alliance of Thebes and Athens
What was the Big Battle Philip II fought?
Battle of Charonea
What did Philip II want to do in the battle of Charonea?
Conquer Greek city-states under Persian rule
What happened before Philip II attacked?
He was assassinated in 336
When did Alexander the Great rule?
336-323 B.C.
When did Alexander the Great take over?
20
What did Alexander the Great become?
On of the greatest military leaders of all time
Where did Alexander the Great put down revolts?
Thebes and Thrace
What was Alexander’s first greatest victory?
Granicus (334 BC)
What was Alexander’s second greatest victory?
Issus (333 BC)
What was Alexander’s third greatest victory?
Guagamela (331 BC)
Where did Alexander take an enterprise from?
Africa and Asia
Who did Alexander marry?
A woman from Asia named Roxanne
How and when did Alexander Die?
From a fever in 323 BC
Where did Alexander die?
Babylon
What happened to Alexander’s son?
He was murdered
Where did Ptolemy rule?
Egypt
Where did Antigous rule?
Macedon
Where did Selecus rule?
Syria and Mesopotamia
