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Ancient Greece Flashcards

1
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The blind poet,
Wrote the odyssey
wrote the Iliad

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Homer

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Hero of the Trojan war,

Hector killed his cousin and then he killed hector, he was killed by Paris

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Achilles

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3
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Discovered the lost city of Troy from his accounts of Homers Illiad

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Heinrich schlieman

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Wife to the king of Sparta, Menelaus

Fled Troy with her lover, Paris which started the Trojan war

“The face that launched a thousand ships”

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Helen of Troy

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Killed Achilles’ cousin, was then killed by Achilles

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Hector

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Led the Athenian navy during the battle of salamis defeated the Persians

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Themistocles

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Ran 26 miles from marathon to Athens and told them “rejoice we conquer” and then died

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Pheidippides

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Wrote the first legal code of laws

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Draco

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Led 300 of his men against Persian forces at the battle of Thermopylae

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King Leonidas

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Athenian general led the Greeks against the Persian King at the battle of marathon

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Miltiades

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Persian King at battle of marathon

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Darius

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12
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Persian King

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Xerxes

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Close formation, wall of shields that protected the men

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Phalanx

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Soldiers with short swords, a round shield and a thrusting spear

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Hoplites

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15
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A town, city, or surrounding village

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Polis

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16
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All male citizens had the right to vote

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Direct democracy

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Government is run by a small group of nobles, nobles own the land and had all of the rights

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Aristocracy

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18
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Rule by a few men

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Oligarchy

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19
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Government of kings

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Monarchy

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20
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A single individual who seized control and had absolute power

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Tyrant

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21
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A fortified area on a hill

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Acropolis

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22
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Below the acropolis was the ___

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Agora

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23
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The spread of ideas or believes to other parts of the world

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Cultural diffusion

24
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Believing in more than one God

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Polytheism

25
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A city that acts as an individual nation

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City state

26
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Outlawed debt slavery

27
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Persian King

28
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First hand witness or account of an event

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Primary source

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An account or an event where one was not directally involved but was told about

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Secondary source

30
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Aggressive athletic competitions between Greek cities

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The first Greek civilization

32
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second Greek civilization took over the Peloponnesus

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Mycenaeans

33
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Encouraged free thought and culture, arts, involved in trade, more peaceful

34
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Main focus was on training warriors

35
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List three accomplishments of Archimedes

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Discovered pi

Archimedes’ screw-brought ground water to the surface

Designed levers and pulleys
Formula for the surface and volume of a sphere

36
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How did the Greeks win the Trojan war

A

Trojan horse

37
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List two sides that fought in the Trojan war

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Trojans and Greeks

38
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List two sides that fought in the Persian war

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Persia and Greeks

39
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List two sides that fought in the Peloponnesian war

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Sparta versus Athens

40
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Battle of marathon
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:

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City state that led: Athens vs Persians
Commander:A-miltiades P-Darius
Outcome: Greeks (Athenians)

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Battle of Thermopylae
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:

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City state that led: Sparts v P
Commander: S-King Leonidas
Outcome: Persian victory (only one)

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Battle of salamis
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:

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City state that led: Athens navy
Commander: Themistocles
Outcome: Athenian victory (Greek)

43
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Battle of platae
City state that led:
Commander:
Outcome:

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City state that led: Spartans
Commander: none
Outcome: Spartans won (Greek)

44
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Which of the battles in the Persian wars was the only naval battle featured

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The battle of Salamis

45
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Which of the battles in the Persian war was the only persian win

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Thermopylae

46
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List an objective the Spartans achieved at the battle of Thermopylae

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Evacuate the mainland

47
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What effect did the Greek win have on their culture

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Greece (Athens) enjoys a golden age of prosperity in all areas

48
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List a goal that Pericles had for Athens during her golden age

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Strengthen democracy

strengthen Athenian Empire

rebuild and beautify Athens

49
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List the top three factors that caused the downfall of ancient Greece

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The trial of Socrates

The plague of Athens

The Peloponnesian war

50
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List three reasons why Alexander the great was considered “ great”

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Never lost a battle

He united the east and the west

He spread the Hellenistic culture with the east

51
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Why was Socrates put on trial

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  • Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens, and abandoning the gods, or creating other gods
  • he had embarrassed many wealthy and powerful man who wish to humble him
  • they asked for a formal apology from Socrates
  • corrupting the youth (sharing False info)
  • embarassing the wealthy
  • they wanted an apology
52
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What happened to Socrates

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He was found guilty and sentenced to death

53
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Which of the philosophers wrote about Socrates teachings, trial and death?

54
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What impact of the paloponnesian war have an all of the Greeks

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The entire Greek world continue to decline after this

55
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What did Myron sculpt

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The discus thrower

56
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Recognize Phidias’ works

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Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens

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