Ancient Greece Flashcards

314841775	Homer	Famous Greek poet known for his two famous poems: The Iliad and the Odyssey.	0
314841776	Iliad	Offered a Greek perspective on the Trojan war.	1
314841777	Odyssey	Recounted the experiences of the Greek hero Odysseus as he sailed home after the Trojan war.	2
314841778	Trojan War	A campaign waged by a band of Greek warriors against the city of Trop in Anatolia during the 12 century B.C.E.	3
314841779	Minoan Society	Sophisticated society that arose on the island of Crete during the late third millenium B.C.E.	4
314841780	Mycenaean Society	Created by migratory Indo-European peoples who filtered over the Balkans and into the Greek peninsula in 2200 B.C.E.	5
314841781	Knossos	An enormous complex built by the inhabitants of Crete; decorated with vivid frescoes depicting Minoans at work and play.	6
314841782	Crete	Grecian island; became the principal center of Mediterranean commerce between 2200 and 1450 B.C.E.	7
314841783	Agora	Public center.	8
314841784	Acropolis	Fortified hilltop where male citizens met to conduct business.	9
314841785	Polis	City-state; the fundamental political unit in ancient Greece.	10
314841786	Monarchy	Government ruled by a king or monarch.	11
314841787	Aristocracy	Government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families.	12
314841788	Oligarchy	A government ruled by a few powerful people. - Rule is based on wealth.	13
314841789	Phalax	Fearsome formation; the most powerful fighting force in the ancient world.	14
314841790	Tyrant	Powerful individuals that gained control of the government by appealing to the poor and the discontented for support.	15
314841791	Helots	Peasants forced to stay on the land they work.	16
314841792	Democracy	Rule by the people.	17
314841793	Humanism	Philosophy which believes that people are the measure of all things.	18
314841794	Philospher	Lover of wisdom.	19
314841795	Anthropomorphism	Giving something human qualities.	20
314841796	Empire	A country that takes over foreign lands.	21