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Chapter 7: Greece Flashcards

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1
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What Mountains is Greece located in?

A

Balkan Mountains

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What peninsula is Greece located on?

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Balkan Mountains

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3
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What seas are on the east of Greece?

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Aegean and Black Sea

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What seas are on the west of Greece?

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Ionian Sea

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5
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Where did the first civilizations start?

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Started on shores and islands along the Aegean Sea

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6
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First important post diluvian civilization on the island of Crete?

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Minoans

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7
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lived on the mainland?

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Mycenaeans

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8
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Mycenaeans conquered by the Dorians during what time period?

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1100-800 B.C.

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9
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Who conquered the Mycenaeans?

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Dorians

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10
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Greeks of classical times

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Hellenes

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11
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Famous war fought between cities of Mycenae and Troy

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Trojan War

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12
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When did the Trojan War take place

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1200 B.C

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13
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what became the basis for ancient Greek religion

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Homer and Pomems

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14
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Who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?

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Homer

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15
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Created Ideas of heroes and gods

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Iliad and Odyssey

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16
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Where did the “gods” live?

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Mt. Olympus

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17
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Who was the head of humanistic gods?

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Zeus

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18
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Powerful humans given powers by the gods

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Heroes

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19
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tribes and villages formed together to make

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Polis

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20
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The typical polis surrounded a hilltop fortress called

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acropolis

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21
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five parts of the polis

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  1. Gymnasium- gym
  2. Agora- marketplace
  3. Amphitheater- outdoor theater
  4. Acropolis- hilltop
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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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people who were independent

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city-states

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24
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What united the city-states and the poils

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olympic games

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25
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when was the first olympic game?

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776 B.C

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26
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Time period between Olympic Games

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Olympiad

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27
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Ionia was conquered by who?

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Cyrus the Great

28
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What year did Cyrus the great conquer Ionia

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546 B.C.

29
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Iona rebelled against who?

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Darius 1st

30
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What year did Iona rebel against Darius 1st?

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499 B.C.

31
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When Iona rebelled against Darius 1st, who won?

A

Darius 1st

32
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Persia invaded __1__ in the battle of ___2___ but was defeated by __3__

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  1. Greece
  2. Marathon
  3. Athens
33
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Who invaded Greece in 480 B.C. to avenge his father?

A

Xerxes 1st

34
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Who blocked Xerxes 1st at the battle of Thermopylae for 3 days

A

Leonidas and 300 spartans

35
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Who burned down the city of Athen?

A

Persia

36
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In what battle did athens get burned down by Persa

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Battle of Salamis

37
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What was the first major naval battle in history?

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Battle of Salamis

38
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How did persia destroy Athenians?

A

By chasing Athenians to Salamis

39
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What happened at the battle of Plates

A

Final defeat of Persia

40
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Wars In order
I____ Rev. Persia won
M____ Greece won
T____ Persia won
S_____Greece won
P____ Greece wom

A

Iona
Marathon
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea

41
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Ruled by one; advised by the council of elders and the assembly?

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Monarchy

42
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Ruled by the “best”; the king’s powers decreased and the rich took political power?

A

Aristocracy

43
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Ruled by the few rich; business and trade grew, so rich business men took political power

A

Oligarchy

44
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Power is seized by one bad man

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Tyranny

45
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Ruled by the people; ppl. rebelled and took political power themselves?

A

Democracy

46
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was an oligarchy for most of their history?

A

Sparta

47
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Spartans ruling classes
1. _____ ____: government leaders and soldiers
2. _____ ____: Merchants and businessmen
3. ____: slaves and lower class

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  1. Ruling class
  2. Middle class
  3. Helots
48
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What was the spartans culture centered around?

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Warfare

49
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What was the upper class or sparta trained for?

A

Trained to fight in war

50
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Peoplennisean war: Sparta’s chief acquired an __1.__ with the other __2.__ cities in which they were the __3.__ city.

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  1. Alliance
  2. Greek
  3. Domaintate
51
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Athens had what kind of government until people demande a democracy?

A

Monarchy

52
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Who created harsh laws to establish democracy? (blood laws)

A

Draco

53
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who ruled in 620 B.C.?

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Draco

54
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Who replaced many of draco’s laws and created a reform?

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Solon

55
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Who ruled in 594 B.C.?

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Solon

56
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Who was the first tyrant of Athens?

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Peisistratus

57
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Who was known as “the champion of the common people”?

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Cleisthenes

58
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Who emerged as tyrant in 508?

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Cleisthenes

59
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Who set up Ostracism?

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Cleisthenes

60
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Who brought true democracy to Athens?

A

Pericles

61
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Who ruled from 461- 529 B.C.

A

Pericles

62
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Citizens elect a few men who represent them in government?

A

Representative Democracy

63
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ppl make decisions

A

Direct democracy

64
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Who brought athens into the “Golden Age of Greece”

A

Pericles

65
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An organization lead by Athens to prevent future attacks by Persia?

A

Delian League

66
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How many members or cities where in the Delian League?

A

250 total

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