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703 Q1 Flashcards

1
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What type of government did Athens develop?

A

Democratic Government

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2
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The Persians were unable to conquer what region?

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The Aegean Region

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3
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What civilization did the Mycenaean civilization copy?

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The Minoan Civilization

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4
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Who was believed to rule from his throne on Mount Olympus?

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Zeus

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5
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Who taught his students by asking them questions so they would come to conclusions themselves?

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Socrates

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6
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Philosophy taught people to use what two things instead of blind trust in the gods?

A

Reason and observation

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7
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What unified the ancient world, enabling the new of Jesus to spread quickly?

A

Hellenization

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8
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What two religions gave people the hope to escape the cycle of reincarnation?

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Buddhism and Jainism

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9
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Who organized and wrote a city’s laws so everyone could read them?

A

Lawgiver

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10
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Someone who gained support from the people by promising reforms was called what?

A

Tyrant

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11
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A wealthy, landowning noble was called what?

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Aristocrat

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12
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Someone who seized control from kings was called what?

A

Tyrant

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13
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What was the first major European civilization?

A

Crete

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14
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Western governments are based on the Greek concept of what?

A

democracy

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What was the long conflict between Sparta and Athens called?

A

The Peloponnesian War

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16
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Philip of Macedonia conquered and controlled most of what region?

A

Greece

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17
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A law that is very harsh is called what?

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A Draconian Law

18
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What people originally settled Crete and built Knossos?

A

Minoans

19
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What people settled on the southern end of the Greek peninsula?

A

Mycenaeans

20
Q

What people built Sparta and invaded southern Greece and islands in the Mediterranean Sea?

A

Dorians

21
Q

The Peloponnesian War was a long conflict between what two cities?

A

Sparta and Athens

22
Q

Who conquered and controlled most of Greece?

A

Philip of Macedonia

23
Q

The Minoans settled where?

A

Island of Crete

24
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The Minoans built what capital city, famous for its large palace?

A

Knossos

25
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The Dorians built what city?

A

Sparta

26
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The Mycenaeans settled where?

A

Southern part of the Greek Peninsula

27
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What was the first Persian King to fail at conquering the Aegean region?

A

Darius I

28
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Who was the ruler during the Golden Age of Athens?

A

Pericles

29
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The second Persian king who failed to conquer the Aegean region was?

A

Xerxes

30
Q

What does Philosophy mean?

A

“the love of wisdom”

31
Q

What helped spark modern thinking and science?

A

Greek Philosophy

32
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What was the process of non-Greeks adopting Greek customs?

A

Hellenization

33
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When citizens rule the city, state, or nation, it is called a what?

A

A Democracy

34
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Democracy means what?

A

“Citizen rule”

35
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The Greeks recovery from their Dark Ages included what three things?

A

1) They started colonizing other areas 2) They valued literacy and developed a new system of writing 3) The amount of trade between Greek cities and other ports increased

36
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Alexander the Great is known primarily for what three things?

A

1) He conquered the Persian Empire 2) His empire reached from Greece to Northern India 3) Several cities where named for him, like Alexandria, Egypt

37
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What were several improvements that took place under Pericles’s leadership?

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1) Government officials received pay 2) Common people held government jobs 3) common people started working on various work projects which provided jobs

38
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The fall of Athens came in this order:

A

1) Sparta started a war against Athens 2) Sparta and the Persians destroyed the Athenian Navy and lay seige to the city 3) Athens surrendered and the city was ruined

39
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A ship powered by three rows of oarsmen and fitted with a battering ram was called what?

A

Trireme

40
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The Golden Age of Athens lasted for what dates?

A

477 B.C. to 431 B.C.

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