History Greece / Roman Empires Unit 2 Flashcards
What were the 3 main cities of Greece
- Athens
- Sparta
- Mycenae
How long did Mycenae rule over the Aegon region?
from 1400-1200 B.C
Were did Mycenea absurd some of its culture from
Egypt
What wrote The Iliad and Odyssey
Homer
What city-state was known for its extreme militaristic values
sparta
How young were soldiers enlisted in Sparta
7 years old
what happened to the sick in Sparta
they were cast off to die
What were some rules in Sparta
travel was forbidden
self wealth was ignored
new ideas “change” was bad
What type of ppl were Sparta
isolationists
What were the three fazes of govt Athens went through
Monarchy to Aristocracy to Democracy
Which govt did Athens power/wealth come from
Aristocracy
Why did Athens become a Democracy?
Land owners took too much power, people revolted
Whats a democracy
Gov’t by authority of the people
How was Athens different from our democracy
All males were expected to vote
Juries were 400-500 members
Main legislative body – approx. 6,000
How was the council selected in Athens
through a vote
how long did a chairman be in office
one day
What did solon do in Athens
He was responsible of the democratic reform
who were the Cleisthenes
Aristocrat from birth/Warrior
What religion was practiced in Greece
Polyothism
Who was Zuez and were did he live
God over Gods and lived on mnt elimpous
Who were Zeus’s children
Aphrodite – goddess of Love
Ares – god of war
Athena – goddess of wisdom
Who were the lovers of wisdom
philosopherss
What did philosophers do?
Questioned accepted values of science and society
Studied subjects to discover laws of universe
Who was Socrates
a philosopher who questioned the way of live of Greece
what was the “Socratic Method”
Ask questions/examined implications of answers
Who was Plato
student of Socrates
Author of The Republic
What did Plato believe in
the importance of reaon
what was Plato’s ideal society
3 classes
workers
soldiers
philophisores
Who was Aristotle
platos most famous student
What form of Government did Aristotle think was best?
Dictatorship
what battle did the Athenians win against the Persians
the battle of marathon
what was the Peloponnesian League
a bunch of city-states joined together with Athens, even enemies
When did alexander take the thrown
age 20
what book did Alexander carry to battle?
The Iliad
what was wrong with Alexander’s rule?
it was chaos over rule for many years
Empire eventually split under what 3 generals?
1) Macedonia/Greece
2) Egypt
3) Persia
what were Hippocrates
they set standards for practice of medicine
what were the Roman senet called
patrisions
what were the 2 councils of Rome for?
1) supervise the business of gov’t
2) command armies
what made up most of Rome’s population?
plebeians
what did Rome conquer
Greece
