Ancient Greece

3. an organized system of thought, meaning “love of wisdom”
6. a group of islands
7. group of five men elected each year in Sparta, responsible for the education of the youth and conduct of citizens
10. Greek name for a city-state, origin of our word politics
12. Greek poet, born sometime between the 12th and 8th centuries BC, possibly somewhere on the coast of Asia Minor, famous for the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey
14. sea located between Africa and Europe, almost completely enclosed by land save for the Strait of Gibraltar; the area of coast surrounding the sea for which it is named
16. Greek statesman and general, dominant figure in Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, acclaimed as “the first (real) citizen of Athens”
19. student of Plato, studied for 20 years at the Academy, sought the best form of government
20. student of Socrates, considered the greatest philosopher of Western civilization, did write his thoughts, opened a school in Athens named the Academy, sought the “ideal” state
21. early rule=king, later=oligarchy under the aristocrats, women held little power
22. sculptor and philosopher, teacher of Plate, did not write down his thoughts

1. democratic system in which every male citizen participated directly in government decisions through mass meetings
2. “rule by the few”, a small group hold all the power
4. Greek word meaning “to imitate Greeks”, used to describe an age in which Greek culture flourished
5. became king at 20, raised for kingship by his father Philip, brought on military campaigns from a young age, invaded the Persian Empire, died at 32
8. moral principles and generally recognized rules of conduct
9. “rule of the many”, a government by the people
11. fortified area at the top of the hill around which a polis was centered
13. meaning “highly self-disciplined”, rigidly organized and tightly controlled and ruled by two kings
14. a fortified site on the Greek mainland, first discovered by German archaeologist Heinrich Scliemann
15. open area in the polis used as a marketplace and a gathering spot
17. name given to Greek history about 500 BC-338 BC marked by two wars
18. long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero