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ch 7--greece Flashcards

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1
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forms Northern border of Greece

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Balkan Mountain

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Ancient Greece is located on what peninsula

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Balkan Peninsula

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3
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Seas on the East

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Aegean and Black Sea

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sea in the west

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Iomian(?)

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first important postdiluvian civilization; lived on the island of Crete

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Minoams

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lived on Mycenae on the mainland

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Mycenaeans

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Conquered Mycenaeans during the 1400s-800s B.C

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Dorians

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Greeks of classical times

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Hellens

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famous war fought between the cities of Mycenae and Troy

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Trojan War

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10
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Blind poet of greece

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Homer

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11
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basis for ancient Greek religion

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Iliad and Odyssey

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what did Iliad and Odyssey create

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the ideas of heroes and gods

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13
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where did most gods live

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Mt Olympus

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king of the human gods

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zeus

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powerful humans who were given special; abilities by the god’s

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heroes

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16
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Two heroes

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Odysseus and Achilles!!

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17
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parts of a polis

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Gymnasium
Agora
Amphitheatre
Acropolis

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physical training and games of skill

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Gymnasium

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marketplace

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Agora

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outdoor theatre

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Amphitheatre

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hilltop fortress

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Acropolis

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22
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people who did not speak Greek

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Barbarians

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23
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first recorded Olympic Games

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776 B.C.

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24
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time period between the Olympic Games

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Olympiad

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Greeks vs. Persians

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Greco-Persian War

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conquered by Cyrus the Great (of Persia) in 546 B.C

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Ioania

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rebelled against Darius I in 499 B.C.(during greco-persian war); who won?

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Ioania; Darius I won

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28
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invaded Greece in the battle of Marathon but was defeated by Athens

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Persia

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29
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what was battle of marathon; who won

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Persia invaded Greece/ Greece vs. Persia; Greece (Athens) won

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30
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invaded Greece in 480 B.C. to avenge his father

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Xerxes I (Ahasuerus)

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Xerxes army was blocked at this battle for 3 days by 300 spartans. Who led the 300 spartans?

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Battle of Thermopylae; Leonidas

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What was Battle of Salamis; who won

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Persians burned the city of Athens

Persians Chased Athenians to Salamis; Persian fleet was destroyed (first major naval battle in history)

Athens won

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burned the city of Athens

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Persians

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Where did the Persians chase the Athenians to?

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Salamis

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What was destroyed in the Battle of Salamis?

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Persian fleet

36
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first major naval battle in history

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Battle of Salamis

37
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final defeat of Persia

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Battle of Plataea

38
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rule by one; advised by the Council of the Elders and the Assembly

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Monarchy

39
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rule by the “best”; the king’s powers decreased and the rich took political power

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Aristocracy

40
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rule by the few rich; business and trade grew, so rich businessmen took political power

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Oligarchy

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power is seized by one (bad) man

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Tyranny

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rule by the people; people rebelled and took political powers themselves

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Democracy

43
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What was sparta for most of their history (government)

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oligarchy

44
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Spartan Social Classes; describe each

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Ruling Class: government leaders and soldiers

Middle Class: Merchants and businessmen

Helots: slaves and lower class

45
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What was spartan culture centered around

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warfare

46
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trained to fight in Sparta’s many wars

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The Upper Class

47
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Sparta’s chief accomplishment; “alliance” with the other Greek cities in which they were the dominant city

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Peloponnesian League

48
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who won what battles in the greco-persian war

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Ionian Rev: Persia
Persia won (under cyrus the great)

Marathon: Athens
Greece won

Thermop: Persia
Greece won

Salamis: Athens
Greece won

Plaea: Athens
Greece won

49
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Led 300 spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae

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Leonidas

50
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first major naval battle in history

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Battle of Salamis

51
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Athens started off with a _______ until the people demanded a ______ (politics)

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monarchy and democracy

52
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Created first democratic laws for Athens/created harsh laws to establish democracy

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Draco (620 B.C)

53
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repealed many of Draco’s laws and created reform

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Solon (594 B.C)

54
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first tyrant of athens

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Peisistratus

55
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“champion of the common people” emerged as tyrant in 508 B.C.; SET UP OSTRACISM

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Cleisthenes

56
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brought true democracy to Athens

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Pericles (461–429 B.C)

57
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citizens elect a few men who represent them in government

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Representative Democracy

58
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people make decisions (who practiced this?)

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Direct Democracy (Athens)

59
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brought Athens into The Golden Age of Greece; great speaker

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Pericles

60
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An organization led by Athens; created to prevent future attacks by Persia

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Delian League

61
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How many total cities were members of the Delian League

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250

62
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Fought in peloponnesian war

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SPARTA (Peloponnesian League) vs. ATHENS (Delian League)

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Advantages of Sparta and Athens

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Sparta: strength in numbers and combat
Athens: larger navy; more money

64
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broke out in Athens killing many, including their leader Pericles

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plague

65
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Who won Peloponnesian war. How?

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Sparta; Athens surrendered (Peloponnesian league won)

66
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Considered themselves Greek, but the Greeks did not

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Kingdom of Macedonia

67
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Became king of Macedonia in 359 B.C; decided he would conquer all of Greece

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Phillip II

68
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What did Phillip II have? What was he regardless of this?

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Speech impairment; gave himself speech therapy and became an amazing speaker

69
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famous Athenian orator who tried to garner support for defense against Macedonia

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Demosthenes

70
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League Phillip II formed in efforts to conquer Persia

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Hellenic League

71
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Ended Phillip II plans (how did he die)

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He was Assasinated

72
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Next ruler after Phillip II (came to power at age 20)

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Alexander the Great

73
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Private tutor of Alexander the Great who taught him to spread Hellenic culture

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Aristotle

74
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When did Alexander cross the Hellespont and invade Persia. When did he finish conquering Persia?

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334 B.C !he crossed the Hellespont!

331 BC he conquered Persia

It took him 3 years

75
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What did Alexander conquer

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Egypt and parts of Asia

76
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What ended Alexanders conquest?

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His army refused to fight when they invaded India in 327 B.C

77
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How and when did Alexander the Great die

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he died on their journey home in Babylon in 323 B.C while his army was drinking either from a fever or Poisoning

78
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Alexanders most lasting contributions

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spread of Greek culture and language

79
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How many cities were named Alexandria in Alexanders honor? Most famous?

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16; most famous was Alexandria, Egypt

80
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divided his empire after the Battle of Ipsus

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Alexander the Great’s four strongest generals

81
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Three resulting Dynasties of Battle of Ipsus division

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Ptolemies: Egypt
Seleucids: Middle East
Antigonids: Macedonia and Greece

82
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Battle to decide who the kingdoms of Alexander would be divided to

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Battle of Ipsus

83
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Greek word meaning “city state”

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Polis

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