Key Terms: Ancient Greece 2 Flashcards
greek vitory over the persian army that ended the first persian war
battle of marathon
greek victory over the persian navy during the 2nd persian war
battle of salamis
military alliance led by athens
delian league
military alliance led by sparta
peloponnesian league
18 foot long macedonian pike
sarissa
city founded by alexander the great in egypt
alexandria
city founded by alexander the great in egypt
alexandria
worship of many gods or deities
polythesim
collection of myths or stories that people tell about gods or heroes
mythology
ancient greece athletic compeitions held every 4 years in honor of zues
olympic games
a priestess of apollo believed by the ancient greeks to predict the future
delphic oracle
poetic songs
lyric poetry
in ancient greek drama, a group of people who commented on the action of a play and advised characters
chorus
form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to force them in clearer thinking
socratic method
school of philosophy founded by plato
academy
logical guess
hypothosis
oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
hippocratic oath
son of Phillip ll; trained in macedonian army; was a student of aristotle; conqured much land; great leader
alexander the blank
persian king who put satraps in place and built the royal road
darius
built a powerful army and turned macedonia into the cheif power of the greek world; father of alexander the great
phillip ll
son of darius, became persian king. vowed revenge on athenians, invaded greece and was defeated
xerxes
