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City-States Flashcards

1
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What was the population in many early city-states?

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a couple hundred or thousand

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2
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Where is Corinth located?

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on an Isthmuth

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Why is Corinth’s location beneficial?

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It provided a trading opportunity because it was between two landmasses as well as an economic oppurtunity because it was considered a shortcut in travel terms

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4
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Isthmus

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a narrow stretch of land that connects to large land masses

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5
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What government did Corinth have?

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Oligarcy: was ruled by rich merchants

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6
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How did Corinth approach fighting?

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They fought occasionally but for lengthy wars they hired mercenaries

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7
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Mercenaries

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paid soldiers

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8
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Where is Thebes located?

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Boeotia

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9
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What type of government did Thebes have?

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They had an aristocracy

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10
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Aristocracy

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rule by the wealthy

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11
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What happened with property in Thebes due to the aristocracy?

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Who was allowed to buy property was restricted and so was who you could sell it to

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12
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What is a positive of having an aristocracy?

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the rich often support the arts

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13
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Why was Greece accepting of homosexuality?

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They were accepting of homosexuality because they didn’t believe men and women could have true love because they were not equal

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14
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What was the Sacred Bands?

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Sacred Bnads were a military of male lovers which protected each other

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15
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What 3 jobs did the king have?

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Head of state, army, and high priest

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16
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Where was Sparta located?

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Peloponnesus

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17
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What type of government did Sparta have?

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land-owning aristocracy

18
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What was society based around in Sparta?

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conquering and keeping conquered land

19
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Helots

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people in Sparta that are conquered. They have no citizenship

20
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What do Helots do?

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They grow food and make things

21
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What does the Helots jobs allow the Spartans to do?

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The mundane jobs of the Helots allowed Spartans to focus on being soldiers

22
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What was the ideal Spartan man?

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a soldier

23
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What was the ideal Spartan woman?

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a woman who could reproduce and raise Spartan men to become soldiers

24
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What happen to Spartan babies who were deemed too weak to become soldiers?

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they were killed

25
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At what age were girls and boys sent to separate barrakcks?

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age 7

26
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What happened when you reached the age of 16?

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men: moved into soldier barracks
women: single women homes

27
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How many kings did Sparta have and why?

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Sparta has two kings because one of them ruled Sparta while the others ruled a military to control the Helots

28
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Ephors

A

aristocrats and government officials

29
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Why was Sparta considered conservative?

A

innovation and change could possibly give thye Helots power

30
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Where was Athens located?

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Attica

31
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Archons

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generals and administrators that could only be from noble families

32
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What happened due to Athen’s growth?

A

It became hard to do stuff in the assembly

33
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What did Solon do?

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He helped change the structure of the government

34
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How was the government changed in Athens?

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400 people would be elected into the assembly

35
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Populist Utilitarianism

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a person who has a lot of power and supporters and sometimes becomes a dictator

36
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Tyrant

A

illegitamate ruler

37
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What happened when the Archons were kicked out due to a revolt?

A

Athens fell into anarchy

38
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Ciesthenes

A

the new archon after anarchy was not liked by Athenians

39
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What did Ciesthenes do?

A

set up 10 demes

40
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What is a deme?

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a deme was a diverse class of people (fisherman, farmers, aristocrats

41
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How was the assembly changed after demes were created?

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council of 500 was chosen randomly from the citizens in said deme

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