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Ancient Greece Flashcards

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Polis

This is the term for a Greek __________

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city-state

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Acropolis

This was a high fortified area of a polis, where the ________ met and religious ceremonies were performed.

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hoplites

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Monarchy

This is a government run by __________

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a monarch

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Aristocracy

This is a government run by _______________________

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a small group of elites

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Oligarchy

This is a government run by ________________________

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a small number of people

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Tyrant

Rulers who seize control to make political _____

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power

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Draco and Solon

________ who worked towards democratic reform in Athens.

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Cleisthenes

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Democracy

A government ruled ____________ This government turned into the government of _____________

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of the majority; dictatorships

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Helot

These were under the harsh control by the ________, forced to work and produce food.

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Spartans

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Mythology

The ____________ religion of Ancient Greece, based on Gods controlling ____.

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polytheistic; nature

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Zeus

King of the Gods, God of the sky. Husband to Hera.

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N/A

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Hera

Queen of the Gods, Goddess of marriage.

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N/A

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Apollo

God of the Sun. Mythology says that he drives a chariot to make the _ rise and set every day.

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Sun

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Artemis

Goddess of the hunt

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N/A

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Athena

Greek Goddess of wisdom and war. She is the main god worshipped by ______

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Athens

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Aphrodite

She is the Goddess of love and beauty.

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N/A

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Persian Empire

Empire attacking the Greeks during the ____________ War

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Greco-Persian

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Persian War

Wars fought between ____________ and____.

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Greek states; Persia

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______

Militaristic and aggressive city-state who helps Athens fight the Persians.

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Sparta

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Phalanx

Fearsome ____ used by the Greeks.

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sarissa

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Anatolia

Peninsula also known as ________, where Ionia was located before the Persian Wars.

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Asia Minor

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Marathon

1st Major Persian War battle where the ________ beat the Persians in 500 B.C.E.

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Athenians

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Thermopylae

Persian war battle held to slow the advance of the ________ to give the Athenians more time.

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Persians

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Salamis

A Persian War naval battle between Athens and ____ resulting in a Greek win and Persian retreat.

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Greeks

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Pericles

Wise statesman who led ____ during much of its Golden Age.

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Athens

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Direct Democracy

Government of Athens where citizens ____ not through a representative.

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voted

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Golden Age of Athens

Time of economic and cultural growth after the ____ Wars

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Persian

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Phidias

Greek ________ who did much of the work on the Parthenon.

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sculptor

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Parthenon

Temple to ____ in Athens.

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Athena

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Herodotus

Considered the father of ____, and recorded events on the Persian Wars.

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history

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_________

Great Greek historian whose work “still guides historians today.”

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Herodotus

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Delian League

Defensive alliance ran by ____ protecting its allies from another Persian invasion.

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Athens

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Homer

Blind ____ who created the story of the Iliad and the Odyssey based on the Trojan War.

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poet

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Aeschylus

Famous Greek ____ who created conflict in plays.

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writer

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_________

Great Athenian playwright who writes over 124 plays.

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Sophocles

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Archimedes

Famous Greek ____________ and inventor who created the screw.

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mathematician

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Hippocrates

Famous Greek who is considered the father of ________ for his works as an early doctor.

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medicine

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Euclid

This Greek is considered the father of ________

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geometry

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Pythagoras

Greek mathematician known for creating ___________________

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Pythagorean Theorem

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Socrates

Famous Greek ________ who created the teaching known as the Socratic Method or asking “Why”

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philosopher

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Plato

Greek Philosopher who founded the ____, a school which ran for 900 years.

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Academy

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Peloponnesian League

Defensive league created to protect ____ and its allies against Athens.

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Persia

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Aristotle

Greek ________ who was a student of Plato.

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philosopher

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Peloponnesian War

War fought between ____ and Sparta over control of Greece

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Athens

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Macedonia

Kingdom located north of ______

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Greece

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Phillip II

King of Macedonia who takes control of ____ after the Peloponnesian Wars.

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Greece

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Alexander the Great

The son of ________ who is known for taking over Persia and spreading Hellenic culture throughout the world.

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Phillip II

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