Greece Pre-Test Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Greece Pre-Test.

Peloponnesian War

A 27-year war between Sparta and Athens that began in 431BC.

Philosophy

Comes from a Greek term that means “the love of wisdom.”

Athens

A city where Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all spent parts of their lives.

Socratic method

A method of teaching through questioning.

Plato

A philosopher who was a student of Socrates and wrote much of what we know about him.

Plato

Founded a school called the Academy and believed the government should raise children.

Macedonia

A region north of the Greek peninsula where Aristotle, King Philip, and Alexander the Great were from.

Alexander the Great

Created an empire that reached as far as India.

Persia

Now known as Iran.

Golden Fleece

Jason wanted it to bring prosperity back to his lost lands.

Minoan civilization

Ended through a Tsunami.

Minoan achievement

An example of what The Minoans society created by building the Palace of Knossos.

Mycenaean society

Primarily based on warfare.

Classical period

In this period artists sought to represent the ideal human form.

Hellenistic Age

Sculptures can best be described as idealism and realism.

Socrates

A method of teaching through questioning

Zeus

Power of the thunderbolt

Anthropomorphic

Having human-like qualities

Humanism

Every man is important and has rights

Hoplite

Foot soldier

Delian League

Alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens

Bull vaulting

Minoan Recreational activity

Phalanx

Type of military maneuver created by Alexander the Great

Oracle

Able to communicate with the gods

Laocoon

Faces reveal terror and agony

Architecture

Concerned with harmony and unity

Acropolis

This structure means “high city”

Parthenon

Built to give thanks to the goddess Athena for victory in the Persian Wars

Olympus

Home of the twelve brilliant gods

Totalitarianism

Government having total control of the people

Theocracy

Rule by religion

Conservatism

Political philosophy that resists change and believes in traditional values

Liberalism

Political philosophy that believes in change

Direct democracy

Government where everyone participates

Representative democracy

When the population is too large, the people choose a representative

Communism

An economic system, where the state controls the means of production

Absolute Monarchy

Monarch has absolute authority and is above the law. Power is from God

Oligarchy

Rule by a few

Moderate Zone

Area on the political Spectrum where people are moderate minded

Junta

Rule by military leaders

Constitutional Monarchy

Monarch has to follow the laws set forth by the people

Pluralism

Country where many diverse cultures are tolerated

Dictatorship

Rule by an individual and has absolute authority

Republic

State where the head of Government is also the head of state

Executive

Carry out the laws

Legislative

Make the laws

Judicial

Interprets the laws

Checks and balances

Found in democracy where the powers are divided among the executive, legislative and judicial to prevent the abuse of power

Veto

President of the USA has the power to say no to any bill

Anarchy

Country with little to no government

Political Spectrum

Where political values and beliefs can be measured

Minoans

First Greeks peoples that came from the island of Crete. Peaceful people

Myceneans

Greek peoples that came from mainland Greece. Aggressive and warlike

Palace of Knossos

Architectural marvel of the Minoans

Trojan war

A mythological conflict between Troy and Mycenae

Classical Greece

A period in Greece, where the arts flourished.

Hellenistic Age

A period in Greece, where new ideas were injected into the Greek culture. Causes by Alexander the Great

Doric, Ionic and Corinthian

Types of columns in Greek Architecture

Acropolis

High city. Many Greek city states had this point in their cities.

Parthenon

Temple dedicated to the god Athena for victory over the Persians

Temple of Zues

Temple of Zues: One of the 7 wonders of the world