Greece Flashcards
polis
a city state in ancient Greece
Acropolis
A high City
Athens Culture
Value Education and Individual Purpose
Sparta Culture
Value Military and Fighting
Monarchy
A form of govt with a Monarch as the head
Aristocracy
the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
Oligarchy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Pericles
he establishment of democracy in Athens and the creation of the Athenian Empire
Persian War Cause and Effect
Brought the city states together and was the beginning of a Golden Age
Phalanx
The formation the city-states used against the greek city
Delian League
following the Persian War to be a military alliance against any enemies that might threaten Ionian Greeks
Peloponnesian war
When the city-states broke apart and Athens and Sparta fought
Socrates
t. an ancient Greek philosopher (= a person who studies the meaning of life)
Plato
love of the Idea of beauty
Aristotle
contributions to logic, criticism, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and politics.
