Greece and Rome/Christianity

This was the most important political and cultural entity in early Greek civilization

• Polis

• Greece

• Crete

• Minoans

This polis (city-state) is remembered for pioneering democracy and its dedication to philosophy and culture

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Athens

• Thebes

This was the first major conflict which unified the Greek City States

• Peloponnesian War

• Persian Wars

• Civil Wars

• Star Wars

This term was used to describe GREEK culture as it existed BEFORE Alexander the Great.

• Hellenistic

• Hellenic

• Hellaric

• Helliric

This city-state used its strong Navy to begin creating an empire for itself after the Persian Wars ended.

• Sparta

• Athens

• Corinth

• Thebes

The main two players involved in the PELOPONNESIAN War were

• Athens and Sparta

• Greece and Persia

• Rome and Carthage

• Sparta and Corinth

One result of the Peloponnesian War was

• Sparta's armies were crushed

• Athens was defeated and lost its empire

• Carthage was destroyed completely beyond recognition

• Rome became the dominant power in the Mediterranean

This kingdom lived just north of Greece and invaded/conquered most Greek City States after they were weakened from the Peloponnesian wars; produced Alexander the Great

• Sparta

• Athens

• Rome

• Macedonia

This philosopher was considered the Father of Greek Philosophy; was executed under the charge of "poisoning the minds of our youth."

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Caesar

This philosopher was taught by Plato and later taught Alexander the Great

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Plato

• Kratos