Greek Vocab Flashcards
The great temple located in acropolis
Parthenon
The first great philosopher
Socrates
The only city state with a full time army
Sparta
Created a proven geometry method
Phythagoras
City
Polis
A time of great art philosophy and literature
Golden age
A conqueror who defeated the Persian king
Alexander the Great
A Greek Greek city that had many conflicts with Sparta And was burned to the ground
Athens
Helped bring about the worlds first democracy in Athens
Pericles
Began the academy a school of higher learning
Plato
The ancient olympics were held in honor of him
Zeus
Created a doctors oath to be ethical
Hippocrates
Soldiers with shields lined up shoulder to shoulder
Phalanx
A gigantic wooden horse that belonged to the Greek soldiers
Trojan horse
The pholosopher who taught Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Government with a single ruler who was absolute power (Persia)
Oligarchy
Government by the people (Athens)
Democracy
The (father of history)
Herodotus