Ancient Greece Vocab

Government by the people

• Theocracy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

Student of Socrates, wrote The Republic about the perfectly governed society

• Aristotle

• Pericles

• Pluto

• Plato

A large temple dedicated to the goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was built in the 5th century BCE, during the Athenian golden age.

• Parthenon

• Acropolis

• Agora

• Castle

King of the gods

• Athena

• Poseidon

• Zeus

• Hades

An Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.

• Aristotle

• Pericles

• Socrates

• Alexander the Great

An independent city with its own Government and Economic system

• State-City

• Roman Territories

• Acropolis

• City-State

Goddess of wisdom and war

• Athena

• Isis

• Medusa

• Aphrodite

Son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world.

• Aristotle

• Achilles

• Zeus

• Alexander the Great

Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here.

• Acropolis

• Agora

• Parthenon

• Palace

A combination of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures

• Hellenistic Culture

• Aristotle Theory

• Plato's Closet

• Ethno-centricsm