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What culture thrived in Greece after the Minoans?

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Mycenaeans

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What is the origin of the place name “Europe”?

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The daughter of the king of Phoenicia, Europa, married the king of Crete and gave her name to a new continent- Europe

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What do the Iliad and Odyssey tell us about the ancient Greeks?

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Their values

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What happened to the Mycenaean civilization?

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People abandoned the cities and trade declined

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When did the City-States of Greece rise to prominence again?

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750 BC

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How does the geography of Greece present obstacles to unity?

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They had to build small city states that were cut off from one another by mountains or water

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Describe the organization of the Spartan government

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2 kings and a council of elders. An assembly made up of all citizens approved major decisions. 5 ephors (officials) elected by the assembly

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What was the purpose of the Spartan dress code?

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Not wearing shoes made them tougher and more nimble and they only wore one garment throughout the year so they weren’t pampered and used to the changes of the heat and the cold

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What were the rights of Spartan women?

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The right to inherit property

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Describe the important accomplishments of Solon

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Outlawed slavery and freed those who had already been sold into slavery for debt, opened high offices to more citizens, granted citizenship to some foreigners, give the Athenian assembly more to say about important decisions (and encouraged the export of wine and oil).

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Sovereignty

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Independent

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Polis

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(Greek) city-state

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Fresco

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Watercolor paintings done on wet plaster

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Acropolis

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High city

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Citizen

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Free resident

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Aristocracy

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Rule by hereditary landholding elite

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Oligarchy

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Power is in the hands of a small, wealthy, elite group

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Helot

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State-owned slaves

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Democracy

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Government by the people

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Tyrant

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People who gained power by force

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Legislature

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Lawmaking body

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Phalanx

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A massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers

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Archon

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Chief official

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Monarchy

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Inherited power

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What were the three Greek wars?
The Trojan war, the Persian war and the Peloponnesian War
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What were the three Greek philosophers?
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
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Homer
Poet who wrote the Iliad (about the Trojan war) and the Odyssey, 750 BC
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Draco
Father of the Greek law code (Draconian law code)
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Archimedes
Mechanical engineer, perfected the use of the lever
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Plato
The Academy, the world of FORMS, the Republic, philosopher-king
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Aristotle
The Lyceum, "Golden Mean" (everything in moderation), logic, scientific method
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Knossos
A vast palace where the rulers of this trading empire lived
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Shrines
Areas dedicated to the honor of gods and goddesses
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Trojan War
1250 B.C.E., economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy
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Straits
Narrow water passages
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Monarchy
A government in which a hereditary ruler exercises central power
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Sparta
City-state, settled and built by the Dorians
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Athens
Located in Attica, north of Peloponnesus
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Alliance
Formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another's defense
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Pericles
Statesman, because of his wise and skillful leadership, economy thrived and the government became more democratic
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Direct democracy
Citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government
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Stipend
Fixed salary
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Jury
Panel of citizens who have the authority to make the final judgment in a trial
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Ostracism
To banish, or send away, a public figure whom they saw as a threat to their democracy
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Philosophers
"Lovers of wisdom," used observation and reason to find causes for events
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Logic
Rational thinking
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Rhetoric
The art of skillful speaking
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Parthenon
A temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
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Tragedies
Plays that told stories of human suffering that usually ended in disaster
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Comedies
Humorous plays that mocked people or customs
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Herodotus
Often called the "father of History" in the Western world because he went beyond listing names of rules or the derelict of ancient legends
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Alexander the Great
Architect in a new era where Greek culture spread from the Mediterranean to the borders of India
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Philip 2
Gained the throne in 359 BC, formed alliances with many Greek city-states, assassinated at his daughter's wedding
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Assassination
The murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
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Assimilated
Absorbed
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Alexandria
An ancient Hellenistic city in Egypt
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Pythagoras
Invented the Pythagorean theorem
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Heliocentric
Sun-centered
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Hippocrates
"Father of Medicine," 400 BC, studied the causes of illnesses and looked for the cures
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What are the 3 historic periods of Ancient Greece?
1. Archaic Greece (1650BC-700BC), started in Crete 2. Classical Greece (700BC-300BC) 3. Hellenistic- influence from Persia and Egypt
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Persian War
499-480BC | Greece vs. Troy
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What are the 3 famous battles of the Persian War?
Marathon- 490BC (26 miles from Athens) Thermopylae- 480 BC (300 Spartans at the mtn. pass) Salamis- 480BC (Athenian navy victorious)
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Peloponnesian War
Athens vs. Sparta (Greece vs. Greece) 431BC-404BC (27 years) Ended the Athenian domination of the Greek world (Sparta won)
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Describe the long-term effects of the conquests of Alexander the Great?
Founded many new cities | Encourage the blending of eastern and western cultures
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Cynics
Ignore social conventions and avoid luxuries, citizens of the world and live a humble, simple life
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Epicureans
Avoid pain and seek pleasure and believe all excess leads to pain
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Cleisthones
Created the first legislature (democracy), the council of 500
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Pericles
460-429BC, king of Athens during the "Golden Age"
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Socrates
Know thyself, question everything, ku the pursuit of goodness brings happiness
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What were the 3 most well known Greek play writers?
1. Euripides 2. Aeschylus 3. Sophocles
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Herodotus
Father of history, first person who wrote an informative history book objectively
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Euclid
Father of geometry
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What were the independent basic political structure of Ancient Greece?
Polis
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Minoan civilization was based on the island of _______ and was based on _______
Crete and trade

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