ancient greece

polis

a city state in ancient greece

acropolis

highest city state; at a high point of a city

oligarchy

government ran by a small group of men

helot

state-owned slave in ancient sparta

democracy

ruled by eligible citizens (male adults)

direct democracy

a system where eligible citizens (adult males) voted on laws directly, not electing representatives

republic

government elected by citizens rather than a king

philip II

king of macedonia (359-336 BCE) unified greece

alexander the great

king of macedonia (336-323 BCE) started hellenistic era

athens

powerful city-state of ancient greece

sparta

city-state known for its military and discipline

persia

powerful empire

peloponnesus peninsula

mountainous strip of land, sparta is located there

macedonia

a kingdom under philip II and alexander the great

aegean sea

located west of greece and east of turkey

mediterranean sea

located in central greece

ionian sea

west of greece

greco-persian wars

thermopylae, marathon, salamis, plateaea