Ancient Greece & Hellenism

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  1. 1. A government in which power is the hands of a few people, especially one in which rule is based upon wealth.
  2. 3. A government in which power is in the hands of a single person.
  3. 5. A government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives.
  4. 7. Greek philosopher & student of Plato. Opened the school the Lyceum. His work provides the basis of the Scientific Method. Tutored Alexander the Great.
  5. 9. War between the two Greek city-states of Sparta & Athens that lasted from 431 to 404 B.C., in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies.
  6. 10. Teaching by using a question and answer approach.
  7. 11. Greek philosopher, encouraged his students to examine their beliefs. Eventually tried & put to death in Athens for treason.
  8. 13. The art of ancient Greece or Rome, in which harmony, order, & proportion were emphasized.
  9. 15. A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields.
  10. 16. Greek philosopher & student of Socrates, wrote the Republic – said society divided into 3 groups = farmers/artisans, warriors, & the ruling class. Best type of ruler a philosopher-king. Opened the school the Academy.
  11. 17. The Golden Age of Greece took place in Athens and was a time where art, architecture, democracy, and philosophy flourished under this leader.
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  1. 2. Major city & center of Hellenistic culture located on the delta of the Nile in Egypt. Founded by Alexander the Great. It was a center of Hellenistic scholarship in astronomy, mathematics, science & the capital of Egypt.
  2. 4. A series of wars in the fifth century B.C., in which Greek city-states battled the Persian Empire. The Greek city-states one even though outnumbered. After the wars, Athens emerged as the dominant Greek city-state.
  3. 6. King of Macedonia who overthrew the Persian Empire, expanded the empire into India, Egypt, & Persia. Known for spreading Hellenistic Culture a blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, & India culture.
  4. 8. A government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives.
  5. 12. Relating to the civilization, language, art, science, & literature of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great.
  6. 14. A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility.