Dorians, City States, Athens, Sparta, Government, The Philosopher Flashcards
Dorians loved to
conquer land (demolishing dorians)
Greeks called themselves
Hellenes
Dorian sons later invade
Peloponnese after being kicked out when young
Dorians are like the new
Mycenaens
Dorians have NO
written lanquage
Dorians have little
culture compared to other civilizations
no writing leads to
dark ages where info lost
Dorians loved big, detailed
monuments
Ionic had better, detailed pillars opposed
to Dorians due to more money
Dorians lived in the
Iron Age
They developed swords to
slash with since iron is more durable
Paulis is
independant, political units
city states are
countries the size of cities
Thebes loyalty has
no value; they always swapped sides
Corinth is
rich, traders
Corinth had
Two sea ports while others were lucky to have one
Corinth built the
Dioklas for trade
The Dioklas
sent boats across land from the ports
Corinth had the most detailed
Pillars since they were rich
An Agora is
the center of a town where people met and traded
Argos developed
fighting styles
Argos is the oldest
city in Greece and Europe
Argos is home of
Perseus
The collous of Rhodes was a
giant bronze statue
Delphi city state was liked by
many greeks w/ high respect
Sparta’s military was
an ARMY
Lycurgus is a
highly respected spartan elder
The Messenians were conquered by
Sparta
In Sparta you’re either a
citizen or slave/hellot
1 Spartan equals
5 slaves
The slave revolt led to
militaristic reforms
Sparta had strong
moral beliefs
Citizens of Spart had unwavering loyalty to
the greater good of Sparta
Citizens of Sparta were equal so
money wasn’t needed
Slaves/Helots were _______ for everybody
Farming
Sparta had a _____ economy
agraria
Ephors were like modern
presidents yet, there were 5 of them nad were elected yearly
2 kings acted as
military generals
2 Ephors went with a king to war to
evaluate the king’s performance
If a newborn wasn’t healthy it was
killed
At 7 children are brought to the
agoge