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Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Trojan War

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-ancient legend, Mycenaeans fight 10 year war against Troy

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Dorians

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-sea raiders who attacked and burned Mycenaean cities, Dorians took over, no written record.

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Homer

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-blind storyteller wrote “Iliad” and “Odyssey”

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epics

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-poems celebrating heroic deeds- Homers “Illiad” and “Odyssey”

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myths

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  • traditional stories about gods

- “Theogeny” by Hesoid

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Mycenaeans

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-Indo Europeans, settled the Greek mainland. Leading city, Mycenae-fortified, rules by warrior King, controlled surrounding areas by Greece

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polis

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  • city-state
  • fundamental political unit in Ancient Greece
  • made up of a city and its surrounding countryside
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acropolis

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  • fortified hilltop in Athens

- citizens gathered to discuss city government

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monarchy

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-king rules the government

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aristocracy

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-noble, landowning families rule.

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oligarchy

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-rule by a few, powerful people

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tyrant

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  • nobles or wealthy
  • citizens would sometimes seize power with the support of the common people
  • generally not harsh or cruel, worked for the ordinary people
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democracy

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-rule by the people

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helot

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-peasants forced to stay on the land that they worked on

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phalanx

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-hoplites(Greek foot soldiers) stood side by side, spear and shield in hand, formed a phalanx

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Persian wars

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  • war between Greece and Persian Empire

- Greeks were well-trained, eventually drove Persians out of surrounding territory.

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direct democracy

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-citizens rule directly, not through representatives

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classical art

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-portray ideal beauty-harmony, order, balance, and proportion.

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tragedy

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-serious drama about common themes (love hate war betrayal)

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comedy

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-opposite of tragedy, used crude humor, mocking

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Peloponnesian War

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  • war between Athens(stronger army) and Sparta (stronger navy)
  • Sparta won
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Philosopher

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  • “lover of wisdom”
  • universe put together in an orderly manner, and subject to absolute and unchanging laws.
  • people can understand these laws through logic and reason.
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Socrates

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  • critic of the Sophists(group of philosophers), believed in absolute standards
  • he questioned the moral character
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Plato

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-student of Socrates, ideas dominated Europeans thoughts

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Aristotle

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-student of Plato, philosopher and who questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge.

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Phillip 2

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  • King of Macedonia, turned Macedonian peasants into a well trained army, 16 X 16 foot phalanx, 18 ft pike
  • ended Greece’s independence
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Macedonia

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  • kingdom, located north of Greece

- rough terrain and cold climate

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Alexander the Great

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  • King of Macedonia after Phillip II
  • skilled general
  • conquered Persia
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Darius III

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-Persian King, raised huge army between 50k and 75k soldiers(Alexander still conquered Persia)

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Hellenistic

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-Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences.

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Alexandria

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  • center of commerce and of Hellenistic culture

- has a spacious harbor, Alexander’s tomb, museum

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Euclid

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  • wrote “elements” book on geometry

- mathematician in Alrxandria

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Archimedes

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  • Hellenistic scientist who studied in Alexandria
  • estimated value of pi
  • made Archimedes screw and compound pulley
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Colossus of Rhodes

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  • largest known Hellenistic statue
  • bronze, stood more than 100 ft
  • one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world
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democracy

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-rule by the people

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helot

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-peasants forced to stay on the land that they worked on

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phalanx

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-hoplites(Greek foot soldiers) stood side by side, spear and shield in hand, formed a phalanx

38
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Persian wars

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-war between Greece and Persian Empire

39
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direct democracy

A

-citizens rule directly, not through representatives

40
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classical art

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-portray ideal beauty-harmony, order, balance, and proportion.

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tragedy

A

-serious drama about common themes (love hate war betrayal)

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comedy

A

-opposite of tragedy, used crude humor, mocking

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Peloponnesian War

A
  • war between Athens(stronger army) and Sparta (stronger navy)
  • Sparta won
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Philosopher

A
  • “lover of wisdom”
  • universe put together in an orderly manner, and subject to absolute and unchanging laws.
  • people can understand these laws through logic and reason.
45
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Socrates

A
  • critic of the Sophists(group of philosophers), believed in absolute standards
  • he questioned the moral character
46
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Plato

A

-student of Socrates, ideas dominated Europeans thoughts

47
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Aristotle

A

-student of Plato, philosopher and who questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge.

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Phillip 2

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  • King of Macedonia, turned Macedonian peasants into a well trained army, 16 X 16 foot phalanx, 18 ft pike
  • ended Greece’s independence
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Macedonia

A
  • kingdom, located north of Greece

- rough terrain and cold climate

50
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Alexander the Great

A
  • King of Macedonia after Phillip II
  • skilled general
  • conquered Persia
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Darius III

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-Persian King, raised huge army between 50k and 75k soldiers(Alexander still conquered Persia)

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Hellenistic

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-Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences.

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Alexandria

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  • center of commerce and of Hellenistic culture

- has a spacious harbor, Alexander’s tomb, museum

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Euclid

A
  • wrote “elements” book on geometry

- mathematician in Alrxandria

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Archimedes

A
  • Hellenistic scientist who studied in Alexandria
  • estimated value of pi
  • made Archimedes screw and compound pulley
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Colossus of Rhodes

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  • largest known Hellenistic statue
  • bronze, stood more than 100 ft
  • one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world

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