Western Civilization Ch. 5 Flashcards
Who were some of the people that settled on Greek mainland around 2000 BC
mycenaeans
what was the ten year war against troy that the mycenaeans fought
The Trojan War
Who were the new group of people that moved into the war-torn country after the Trojan war called
Dorians
Who was the greatest story teller that was also blind
Homer
what are narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds
Epics
What are traditional stories about the Greek gods and goddesses called
Myths
whats is another name for a city-state
Polis
A fortified hilltop is called an
Acropolis
The government in which single person rules over all
Monarchy
A govrernment ruled by a small group of noble, land owning people is called a
Aristocracy
what is a government ruled by a few people
Oligarchy
citizens that seize control of the government clashing with the people are
tyrants
The type government in which the people rule is called a
Democracy
Peasants that are forced to stay on the land they worked were called
Helots
what was the fearsome formation that became the most powerful fighting force of the ancient world called
Phalanx
what were the wars between Greece and Persia called
Persian Wars
A form of government that in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
Direct democracy
Greece’s values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion becoming the standard of what
Classical Art
what was a serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal called
Tragedy
What contained scenes of slapstick situations and crude humor
Comedy
The war between Greece and Athens is called the
Peloponnesian War
What did the Greeks call thinkers that meant “Lovers of Wisdom”
Philosophers
The critic of the Sophists
Socrates
The student of Socrates who was in his late twenties when his teacher died
Plato
The philosopher that questioned the nature of the world and of human belief
Aristotle
The king of Macedonia that dreamed of taking control of Greece and Persia to seize its vast wealth
King Philip II
The kingdom that was located just north of Greece, had rough terrain and a cold climate
Macedonia
Another name for Philip II son for his great accomplishments over the next thirteen years
Alexander the Great
The Persian king alarmed by Alexander’s victory that vowed to crush Alexander’s army
King Darius III
The blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences became known as
Hellenistic
The Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization
Alexandria
A highly regarded mathematician that taught in Alexandria that also created a book named “Elements” containing 465 carefully presented geometry propositions and proofs
Euclid
Another important Hellenistic scientist of Syracuse that studied at Alexandria
Archimedes
The largest known Hellenistic bronze statue that stood more than 100 ft high and was created on the island of Rhodes
Colossus of Rhodes
