Unit 2: Part1-Ancient Greece Study online at https://quizlet.com/_co4tks 1. acropolis the fortified or strengthened, hill of an ancient Greek city 2. democracy a form of government that gives power to the citizens to make decisions by voting 3. Athens a city-state in ancient Greece, the capital of modern day Greece 4. Oligarchy A government ruled by a few powerful people 5. Persian Wars A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious. 6. Triremes Athenian ships that are long and narrow and built to ram other ships 1/4 Unit 2: Part1-Ancient Greece Study online at https://quizlet.com/_co4tks 7. Persian Empire A major empire that expanded from the Iranian plateau to incorporate the Middle East from Egypt to India; flourished from around 550 to 330 B.C.E. 8. Sparta Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts 9. city-state have thier own laws, language, army, and culture 10. peninsula A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. 2/4 Unit 2: Part1-Ancient Greece Study online at https://quizlet.com/_co4tks 11. Peloponnesus the southern peninsula of Greece 12. Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE) The war between Athens and Sparta that in which Sparta won, but left Greece as a whole weak and ready to fall to its neighbors to the north. 13. Delian League an alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians 14. Peloponnesian League League created and led by Sparta that consisted of Spartan and their allies 15. Athens A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta. 16. King Darius king of Persia who tried to invade Greece but was defeated 3/4 Unit 2: Part1-Ancient Greece Study online at https://quizlet.com/_co4tks 17. Plato (430-347 BCE) Was a disciple of Socrates whose cornerstone of thought was his theory of Forms, in which there was another world of perfection. 18. Socrotes Critic of Sophists but popular with Athens' youth. Put on trial for corrupting the youth. 19. Arostotle Alexander the Great's teacher; father of modern science 20. Alexander the Great King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia 21. Homer A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey 22. Hippocrates "Founder of Medicine" During the Golden Age in Greece he was a scientist that believed all diseases came from natural causes. He also had high ideals for physicians & an oath was made that is still used today. 23. Pericles Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon. (Golden Age) 24. Hellinestic culture a culture that blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian Influences. 4/4
