Greek Flashcards
polis -
the Greek word for a city-state.
democracy-
a type of government in which people rule themselves
aristocrats -
A rich landowner or noble.
oligarchy -
a government in which only a few people have power
citizens -
A person who has the right to participate in government
tyrant -
An ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force.
Pericles -
He was a prominent and was a Influential Greek statesmen
mythology -
Stories about Gods and Heros that try to explain how the world works
Homer -
An ancient Greek poet who wrote the Odyssey
Sappho -
Greek poet from the Island of Lesbos
Aesop -
An Acient Greek story teller.
fables -
A short story that teaches a lesson about life or gives advice about how to live.
Cyrus the Great -
The Persian emperor. He created by concurring by Asia
cavalry -
A unit of Soldiers who ride Horses
Darius I -
The Persian Emperor, he restored the Persian empire after a period of rebellion
Persian Wars -
A series of wars between Persia and Greece in the 400s BC
Xerxes I -
Was the king of the Persian empire .
alliance -
a agreement to work together.
Peloponnesian War -
A war between Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC
Philip II -
Macedonian King he was a brilliant military leader who defeated the Greeks
Alexander the Great -
Macedonian Ruler, he was one of the greatest Military leaders in history.
phalanx -
A group of Greek Warriors who stood close together in a square formation.
Hellenistic -
Greek like; heavy influenced by the Greeks
socrates -
He was a classic philosopher from Athens
Plato -
He was the founder of the academy of Athens
Aristotle -
He was a Greek Scientist.
Reason -
Meant "logic"
Euclid -
Greek Mathematician
Hippocrates -
A Greek physician