Chapter 8-Ancient greecs Flashcards
What was Greece’s geo like?
Rocky mountain us and it was a peninsula
Travel was
Difficult
Communities were
Isolated
What was on the west side of Greece
The Ionian Sea
What was on the east side of Greece
The agean sea
What was southwest of Greece
The Mediterranean sea
Why did early Greeks turn to the sea
Because travel was so difficult on the rugged mountains
What year did the Mionian civilization start on Crete
2000 BC
What year did an earthquake title wave strike crete
1600 BC
What were Greek three main exports
Wood
olive oil and pottery
Who were the first people to speak Greek
Myceneans
Who possibly attacked Troy
Myceneans
When did the my Mycenaean civilization began to fall apart
1200 BC
What was the Dark Age
The period following the falling apart of the Myceneans falling apart
When did Greek city states start to form
900 BC
What is the Greek word for city state
Polis
What is the age that is marked by great achievements
The classical age
What is a marketplace also served as a meeting place
Agora
What stressed from the black sea to Spain
Greek colonies
Why did the grease need colonies
Because it’s population was growing and it needed more food
What is the influence of geography on politics
Geo political
When was grease the number one trading nation in the agean area
550 BC
The type of government in which the people rule themselves
Democracy
What are rich landowners
Aristocrats
Only if you have power
Oligarchy
Greek ruler who created a new set of harsh laws after a revolt failed
Draco
City where democracy was born
Athans
When did salon created a government that was less harsh and gave more rides to the Aristocats
590 BC
Who are citizens
People who have the right to participate in government
When did Peististris overthrew the oligarchy and became the tyrant of Athans
546 BC
When did Cleisthes set up the worlds first democracy
500 BC
Who is a leader who held power through the use of force
Tyrant
Who is the father of democracy
Cleisthenes
Voting was usually done by Michelle pants or secret ballots
Usually show of hands but sometimes used secret ballots
How many people and assembly were needed to make a major decision
6000
What did the slave used to Marks citizens to vote or pay a fine
A rope with red dye
What was a democracy that the juries were 200-6000
500 on jury was most common
Athenian democracy
Athenian Democracy reached its height under who and when
Pericles
and 460 BC to 429 BC
Athans was a democracy for how many years
170 years
When was Athans conquered by Macedonia eventually lost its democracy
330 BC
Which democracy did Athans use
Direct
Which democracy is USA
Representitive
What democracy is one citizens created laws and enforce laws and acted as judges
Athenian democracy
What democracy you separation of powers and the citizens elect a Congress to pass laws and a president to enforce the laws the president then select Supreme Court judges who after being approved by the Senate serve for life separation of powers prevent one branch from becoming too powerful
US democracy
What ancient civilization that influence Grace was destroyed by a volcano
Manoa
What defeated the Trojans
Mycenaians
What are some things that cause democracies to dissolve
Lack of unity
Tairney of the majority
And the people get soft
What is a Boggio stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
Mythology
Who is the king of God
Zeus
Who is the god of seasons
Demeter
Who is the goddess of wisdom
Athena
Greeks came to speak to the Oracle(A female praise to Apollo to whom they thought the guy was giving answers
Delphi
Delphic oracle:
Know thyself
Nothing in excess
What is the athletic contest held every four years
The Olympics
Iliad and odysses two epic poems written by homer are
Greek literature
Last year’s of the Trojan war focused on the deeds of a Achellies
greeses greatest warrior
Iliad
Describes the challenges of Odysseus on his 10 year journey home after the war
Odyssey
Who is sappho
A woman who was greeces greatest lyric poet
Poems that were often set to music
Lyric poetry
Famous for his fables
Aesop
Short stories that teach the readers lessons about life or give advice on how to live
Fables
What are three very well-known fables
- ants and the grasshopper
- tortoise and the hare
- The boy who cried Wolf
What is something very large and powerful and comes from the Titans a group of large and powerful God in Greek mythology
Titanic
What did Europe come from
It’s name comes from the princes Europa
Who are the Trojans
Citizens from the city of Troy
A persons weak spot
Achilles’ heel
A really hard job
Herculean task
When people and they don’t want something after they find out they can’t have it
Sour grapes
A person who seems to get rich Easley is said to have the
Midas touch
What is the story of Tantalus
Tantalizing
What kingdom Concord Athans and ended it’s democracy
Macedonia
Grease geographically is located on a
Peninsula
What is the contrast of the direct and representative democracy is
Direct-tire wrecked is when people vote on every issue
-representative is one citizens elect representatives to debate and vote on issues
