Greek Civilization Study Guide
Alexander
conquered Egypt, Persia, and part of India
Homer
wrote the Iliad and the Odyseey
Pericles
led Athens in its Golden Age
Mycenaeans
fought The Trojan War against a rival trading city - Troy
Dorians
Distant Greek relatives, not as advanced in pottery and tools
Socrates
Philosopher who questioned the values of Athens
Xerxes
Second invasion from Persia lead by
Euclid
helped develop geometry
Solon
started reforms that made Athens a democracy
Darius
King of the Persians the first time that they invaded
Athena
Goddess of Wisdom
Plato
theorized the average citizen was incapable of governing wisely
Philip II
King of Macedonia who unified all Greeks
aristocracy
rule by a small group of nobles.
polis
city-state.
Democracy
rule by the people
Philosophy
“love of wisdom”.
Cleisthenese
reformed the government by creating the council of 500
The Battle of Marathon
a great Athenian over the Persians
Greek gods
were all powerful, immortal, human-like beings
Thermopylae
a great Spartan defeat with honor
Greek Art
characterized as the use of idealistic proportions and emotions.
Athens
emerged as the leader of Greece after the Persian Wars.
Athenians
defeated the Persians at Salamis
Aegean
the sea around which Greek civilization grew up
Sparta
the name of the city-state that defeated Athens in 404 BC
Athens
Greek city-state whose population was always trying to learn
Sparta
The Greek city-state with the most powerful army
Aristotle
philosopher who taught Alexander and developed syllogism
Greek dramas
myths, tragedies, comedies
Plataea
Great, Greek, land victory over Persia after naval victory
rugged mountains
Crete
geographical factor created separate city-states
large island near the Greek mainland where a great civilization started
Peloponnesian War
What are the events of Ancient Greece?
fought between Sparta and Athens
What was part of the normal Greek men’s activities?
What are the contributions of the Greeks to Western Civilization?