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1
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The Agean sea is to the ___ of Greece

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East

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2
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The Lonian Sea is to the ___ of Greece

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West

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3
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There are 2 Pre-Greek civilizations…

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1) Minoans: from Crete (success on trade)
Polytheistic: gods and deities

2)Myceneans

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The foundation of Ancient Greek society came from 2 epic poems, the __ and __

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Iliad and Odyssey

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A blind poet/storyteller who travels from village to village in the 700’s BC (before Greeks)

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Homer

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The book/story about the Trojan war, the adventures of Achilles

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Iliad

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The book/story about the adventures of Odysseus

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The Odyssey

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8
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Greece is located on the ___ peninsula

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Balkin

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The lower peninsula of Greece is called the __ peninsula

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Peloponnesian

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10
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The Greek-City state is called the “__”

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Polis

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The __ is the “high city”

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acropolis

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12
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Monarchy

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rule by king/queen or royal family

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13
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Aristocracy

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rule by wealthy landowners

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14
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Oligarchy

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rule by a small group

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democracy

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people voting to elect leaders

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Sparta is the city-state of ___
Athens is the city-state of ___
__ city-state has gov-owned slaves

A

the military
culture
Sparta

17
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Explain Sparta’s government

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assembly of citizens & council of elders —> 2 kings

5 ephors: held real power and ran the ever day government

18
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Explain Athen’s culture

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rich culture: literature, free speech, debate , drama, dance, philosophy

19
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father of democracy

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Pericles

20
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what were the 2 sides in the Peloponnesian war?

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Peloponnesian league= sparta (oligarchy)

Delian league= Athens (democracy)

21
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These philosophers believed success was more important than the moral truth
use any means necessary to meet success
encouraged people to break the laws

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The Sophists

22
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This man was a philosopher, but a stonemason to pay the bills
against the sophists
believed there was a right and wrong (absolute truth)

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Socrates

23
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Sophists

nothing is true at all time, in all places, for all people (no real right/wrong)

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Relative truth

24
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Socrates
some things are true at all times, in all places, for all people
original foundation of western civilization (10 commandments)

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Absolute truth

25
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this philosopher believed universal truths can be discovered through rational thought and logic

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Socrates

26
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__ is accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and is executed because of it

A

Socrates

27
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This man is...
student of Socrates
philosopher of Athens
believed in 2 world theory
absolute truth
hates democracy (killed Socrates)
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Plato

28
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who wrote the Republic and what is it about

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Plato

his ideas of government

29
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what is Plato’s government theory

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common people–> soldiers–> philosophers

30
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This man…

  • philosopher of Athens
  • student of plato
  • rejected plato’s 2 world theories
  • only believed in physical world experienced by 5 senses
  • did early work in bio, physics, zoology, astronomy
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Aristotle

31
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the belief that the sun goes around the earth

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Geocentrism

32
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__ establishes a school called __

In that school, students study a wide variety of subjects to become a well-rounded person

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Aristotle

Lyceum

33
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2 types of greek drama

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tragedy- told stories that ended in disaster, trying to teach a lesson through pity/fear

comedy -criticizing society, mocked people/ customs

34
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the father of history

watched out for bias

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Herodotus

35
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wrote about the Peloponnesan war

tried to be fair to both sides

A

Thucydides

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