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Ancient Greece — History and Culture

Key figures, events, and ideas of ancient Greece

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agora_archivist 15 terms May 18, 2025
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Polis
Greek city-state; independent political unit; e.g. Athens, Sparta
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Democracy
Government by the people; developed in Athens under Cleisthenes
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Oligarchy
Rule by a small group of powerful people; Sparta's government
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Sparta
Military city-state known for discipline, warrior culture, and helot slavery
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Athens
Center of culture, philosophy, and early democracy in Greece
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Persian Wars
490–479 BC; Greece defeated Persian Empire at Marathon and Salamis
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Peloponnesian War
431–404 BC; Athens vs. Sparta; Sparta won; weakened all of Greece
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Alexander the Great
Macedonian king who conquered from Greece to India; spread Hellenistic culture
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Socrates
Philosopher who used questioning; executed for corrupting youth and impiety
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Plato
Student of Socrates; founded the Academy; theory of Forms
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Aristotle
Student of Plato; tutored Alexander; wrote on nearly every subject
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Hellenism
Spread of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean and Near East
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Olympics
Athletic games held every four years at Olympia in honor of Zeus
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Homer
Poet credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Acropolis
High fortified part of a Greek city; Athens' includes the Parthenon