Chapter 4
About this set
Created by:
jeeperscdk on May 28, 2012
Subjects:
Description:
these are the exact terms from the study sheet :)
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
26 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Democracy | government in which people had the ruling power |
| Legislature | law making body |
| Odyssey | describes the struggles of Odysseus' voyage to return home after the Trojan War |
| Iliad | in it, Achilles withdraws from battle because he is insulted by his commander |
| Frescoes | watercolor painting done on wet plaster |
| Polis | a Greek city-state, consisting of a city and the surrounding countryside |
| Aristocracy | rule by a hereditary landholding elite |
| Tyrant | a person who gains power by force |
| Homer | the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey |
| Socrates | a philosopher who was sentenced to death for his views; teacher of Plato |
| Plato | wrote the Republic which describes his ideal state ruled by a philosopher-king |
| Aristotle | -analyzed all forms of government and favored rule by a strong, virtuous leader -believed good conduct meant pursuing the "golden mean" |
| Herodotus | the "father of history" in the western world |
| Hippocrates | the Greek physician who set ethical standards for doctors |
| Minoans | -island of Crete -sea traders -ruled by a ruling family -disappears around 1400 B.C. reasons unknown |
| Mycenaean | -1st Greek speaking people -sea traders -ruled by warrior-kings -participated in Trojan War, against the Trojans |
| Spartans | -stressed military values and stern discipline -did not care about education, only war -isolated themselves from other Greeks |
| Athenians | -run by legislature -valued knowledge -outlawed debt slavery and encouraged export |
| Monarchy | government in which kings or queens exercise the ruling power |
| Oligarchy | a government in where power is in the hands of a small, wealthy elite |
| Cleisthenes | established a legislature, creating a limited democracy in Athens |
| Trojan War | -10 year conflict between the Trojans and Mycenaean -end with Mycenaean victory -Greek legend: kidnapping of the Greek king's wife (Helen) by the prince of Troy (Paris) |
| Persian War | -Greek city-state vs. Persia -Persians beat Sparta and went to Athens before finding it empty and attacked by Athenian ships -Greek victory |
| Peloponnesian War | -Peloponnesian League (Sparta and others) vs. Athens -lasted 27 years -Spartans win, but don't destroy Athens |
| Alexander the Great | -leader of Persia and Greece after his father dies -Spread Greek culture |
| Design of the Greek city-states | -called polis -fairly small population -male landowners held all political power |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.