AP world history Flashcards
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| 3287782586 | Tyrant | In an ancient Greece, a powerful individual who gained control of the poor for support. | 0 | |
| 3287790989 | Helot | In the society of ancient Sparta, a peasant bound to the land. | 1 | |
| 3287816476 | Phalanx | A military formation of food soldiers armed with spears and shields. | 2 | |
| 3287845982 | Peloponnesian War | A war, lasting from 431 to 404 B.C., in which Athens and its allies, were defeated by Sparta and its allies. | 3 | |
| 3287967287 | Classical art | The art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and proportion were emphasized. | 4 | |
| 3287984098 | Plato; Aristotle | The philosopher Aristotle questioned the nature of the world and human belief, thought, and knowledge. Plato wrote "The Republic" and Aristotle taught about Alexander the Great. Both were Philosophers. | 5 | |
| 3288078096 | Socrates | One critic of the Sophists was Socrates. Socrates was admire by many who understood his ideas. Socrates encouraged his students to examine their beliefs. | 6 | |
| 3288134584 | Philip ll (Macedonian King) | He became the king of Macedonia in 359 B.C. He was just 23 years old and he was brilliant; he organized his troops into phalanxes that were 16 men across and 16 deep. Within a short time, he was preparing to invade Greece. | 7 |