Ancient Greece Flashcards

Flashcards covering vocabulary, government types, and geography of Ancient Greece.

Polis

A community with its own government in ancient Greece.

Citizen

A member of a polis who has legal rights and responsibilities.

Acropolis

A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city.

Politics

The art and practice of government.

Aristocracy

A government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families.

Tyrant

A ruler who seized power by force, often supported by the middle and working classes; had absolute power.

Aristocracy Government

Government ruled by heredity or inheritance.

Monarchy

Government ruled by a king.

Self-Government/Democracy

Rule by the people.

Oligarchy

Political power held by a small group of people.

Greek Dark Ages

A period when culture and literacy declined in Greece. Mainland Greeks moved to Ionia.

Advantages of Greece's Physical Geography

Raising goats and sheep, growing olives and grapes (for oil and wine), which could facilitate trade.

Disadvantages of Greece's Physical Geography

Limited good farming soil, mountains isolated people.