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city states
greek cities
oligarchy
government was led by a small wealthy group
Tyranny
government led by popular
acropostel
city, high fortified hill
democracy
governed themselves
monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy
different types of government practiced by Greek Cities
Monarchy
government led by a king
Pericles
bringing Athens into the Golden age
Aristotle
father of science, teacher of Alexander the Great
phalanx
very organized military
Socrates
made to drink poison, “corrupting the youth”
Helenization
spreading of Greek Culture
Plato
wrote “The Republic” described perfect form of governement
founded a school
parthenon
used as treasurery and temple, dedicated to Athena
Hippocrates
father of medicine
Archimeds
invented the lever, pulley, and the screw
Alexandria, Egypt
ancient knowledge kept in a library
Euclid
father of Geometry, wrote “The Elements”
Doric
Simple
Ionic
use of scrolls
Corinthian
fancy
Athens
city, beauty and art were important
Pythagoras
investigated sides of triangles
Aeschylus
wrote “The Oresteia”
Euripides
wrote “The Trojan Women”
Herodotus
father of history, wrote about the Persian Wars
Thucydides
wrote about the Peloponnesus War
Phidas
sculptor in athens
Cyrus the Great
founded the Persian Empire
Sparta
located in Peloponnese, militaristic society
Athens
democratic, leader of the Delian empire
Pheidipiddes
ran 26 miles
polis
city state
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