History Flashcards (Ancient Greece) Flashcards
Pre-AP World History Words
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| 126141416 | Geography of Greece | Many Islands Not fertile land Surrounded by seas Rugged coasts | 0 | |
| 126141417 | Limited Land | Greece had very limited land because most of the land was notP fertile to farm on | 1 | |
| 126141418 | Polis | A city-state in ancient Greece | 2 | |
| 126141419 | Oligarchy | a political system governed by a few people | 3 | |
| 126141420 | Direct Democracy | a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives | 4 | |
| 126141421 | Mythology | stories about gods and heroes | 5 | |
| 126141422 | Acropolis | the citadel in ancient Greek towns | 6 | |
| 126141423 | Aristocracy | the most powerful members of a society | 7 | |
| 126141424 | Persian Wars | Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, ranging from the Ionian Revolt (499-494 B.C.E.) through Darius's punitive expedition that failed at Marathon. Chronicled by Herodotus. (131) | 8 | |
| 126141425 | Peloponnesian Wars | a war fought between Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC, ending in a victory for Sparta | 9 | |
| 126141426 | Athens | Powerful city in Ancient Greece that was a leader in arts, sciences, philosophy, democracy and architecture. | 10 | |
| 126141427 | Sparta | an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess | 11 | |
| 126141428 | Monarchy | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority | 12 | |
| 126141429 | Tyranny | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 13 | |
| 126141430 | Golden Age | (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence | 14 |