Fichas
Ch.4 history
Fichas del conjunto (28)
- 1Peninsulabody of land surrounded on three sides by water Ex. Greece
- 2Mt. olympushighest mountain in greece where the ancient greeks believed many of their gods and goddesses lived.
- 3Cretelargest island off of greece the minoan civilization flourished here from 2700 BC to 1450 BC
- 4Arthur Evansarcheaologist who excutive knossos the palace of legendary king minos on the island of crete
- 5Mycenaensname for civilization
- 6HomerAncient Greek poet. Famous for his epic poems the iliad and the odyssey.
- 7Polisa city-state in ancient greece
- 8Athensfor many centuries the most powerful of all ancient greek city-states capital or present-day greece
- 9Acropolisa large hill in ancient greece where city residents sought shelter and safety in times of war
- 10Agoraa central area in greek cities used both as a markeplace and as a meeting place
- 11Parthenona temple to the goddess athena built on the acropolis in athens
- 12Direct democracytype of democracy in which every citizen participates in marking laws
- 13Philosophythe study of or search for truth wisdom and the right way to live
- 14polytheismthe belief in many gods and goddesses
- 15Spartalargest greek city-states focused on fighting and war
- 16Oligarchygovernment in which a few fule by a few EX: aristocracy or plutocracy
- 17Helota slave in the ancient greek city-states of sparta
- 18HoplitesGreek soldiers who carried a round shield a short sword and 9 foot spear.
- 19PhalanxMilitary formation ; a wall of shields created by soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation
- 20Sophoclesfamous Greek playwrite; he wrote the tragedy. Oedipus the king
- 21Amphitheateroutdoor theater it was opened to the sky. The Greek loved drama one of the most famouse amphitheater is epidanrns
- 22SocratesFather of philosophy; put on trial for corrupting the minds of youth of athens
- 23Socratic methodteaching method invented by socrates based on asking questions; the point of this teaching style is to get students to recognize
- 24Platostudent of socartes; who wrote about socrates' teaching and trial
- 25Aristotlewas a student of plato's, he wrote about science, politics, just about everything; taught Alexander the great
- 26Alexander the greatat 20 years old he was king of Macedonia; he conquers almost all of the known world. he spreads Greek culture.
- 27Hellenistic AgeName for time when Alexander is king; really refers to the spread of Greek culture; Language, ideas, a high point in Greek history
- 28The Peloponnesian wara long war between the 2 largest Greek city-states Athens and Sparta