Greece Flashcards
Chapter 10
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| 214358190 | Homer | Composed Illiad and Odyssey. | 0 | |
| 214358191 | Illiad and Odyssey | The two great epic poems of ancient Greece | 1 | |
| 214358192 | Trojan War | A conflict between the Mycenaeans and Trojans. Mycenaen cities fell to invasions during war. | 2 | |
| 214358193 | Polis | City-State. Originally meant a citadel or fortified site that helped local communities in time of conflict. | 3 | |
| 214358194 | Tyrant | Generals or ambitious politicians who gained power by irregular means | 4 | |
| 214358195 | Sparta | Disciplined and Militarial City-state that controlled Peloponnesian people and agriculture. | 5 | |
| 214358196 | Athens | Democratic city-state that allowed free men to be citizens. Peaceful. | 6 | |
| 214358197 | Pericles | Most popular Athenian leader. 461-429 BCE | 7 | |
| 214358198 | Persian Wars | Rebellion against Persian Empire during which all Greeks gained their independence. | 8 | |
| 214358199 | Delian League | An alliance of Greek city-states (poleis) that invested in Athens, which in turn supplied military force to protect the alliance. | 9 | |
| 214358200 | Peloponnesian Wars | War between polies that aligned themselves with either Athens or Sparta. Sparta "won". | 10 | |
| 214358201 | Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia. Brilliant Stratagist. Conquered lands from Ionia to Punjab. | 11 | |
| 214358202 | Hellenism | When Greek cultural traditions spread beyond Greece. | 12 | |
| 214358203 | Alexandria | Ptolemaic capital founded by Alexander at the mouth of the Nile. Biggest port in the Mediterranean Sea. | 13 | |
| 214358204 | Olympic Games | Contest of speed, strength and skill where people from all over the Mediterranean competed. Held in Olympia | 14 | |
| 214358205 | Socrates | Thoughtful and reflective Athenian who wanted to understand human beings and human affairs. | 15 | |
| 214358206 | Aristotle | Plato's disciple. Refuted theory of Forms and ideas, and used senses and logic to explore the mysteries of the world. | 16 | |
| 214358207 | Plato | Socrates' disciple. First used Socrates' ideas then formulated his theory on the world of Forms and Ideas. | 17 | |
| 214358208 | Hellenistic Empires | Empires that existed after Alexander's death but before Roman Empire. Connected regions of the world through trade. | 18 | |
| 214358209 | Stoics | Taught that individuals had the duty to aid others and lead virtuous lives to achieve peace and tranquility. | 19 |