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Unit 3: Ancient Civilizations > Emily Feeke > Flashcards

Emily Feeke Flashcards

1
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Where were the Mayans located?

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Mesoamerica

Present Day Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico

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2
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Mayan civilization began in…

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500BC

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3
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Mayan civilization peaked between…

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300 AD and 900 AD

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Mayan people lived in…

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Farming villages surrounding religious cities.

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Mayan cities had…

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Temples and houses for Priests and Nobles

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Mayans were great..they use…for…

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Traders, canoes, trade

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Name 3 things the Mayans discovered/thought of/created

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Hieroglyphs
Zero
Counting system based on 20
Predicted Eclipses
Calendar with 365 days
Made cotton cloth and paper
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8
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What ended Mayan civilization?

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In 900AD they disappeared. No one knows why! It might of been because of plague, water or the soil wouldn’t produce enough food, maybe even a combination.

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When did Minoan civilization begin?

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2800BC

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When did Mycenaeans civilization begin?

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2000BC

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When did the city-states start/become/whatever you want to call it?

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700BC

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Where did Minoan civilization begin?

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On Crete

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What did Minoans do for a living?

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Built ships opposed to farming

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How were Minoan ships built?

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The were built to be fast. They had 2-3 masts instead of 1. They put a deck above the heads of the rowers for protection. They built a prow to smash enemy ships.

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Your at question 15!!!!!!!!

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The Minoans eventually became a centre of trade in the Aegean world.

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What was in the centre of each Minoan city?

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A temple

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17
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What did the Minoans depend on for protection?

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They depended on the sea and their navy for protection.

18
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What was their largest city?

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Knossos

19
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List 4 facts about the palace

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The took up 1/5th of the city
Had bath tubs
Flush toilets
Hot and Cold running water

20
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How did they enter their houses?

A

Through the roof until locks were invented

21
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Rulers were…

A

Priest-Kings

22
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The Priest-Kings had the authority to…

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Make laws and represent the gods on earth.

23
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Who was the Minoans main god?

A

Mother Earth

24
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What was sacred to the Minoans?

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Lily
Double ax- power of mother earth
Dove- flew to heavens

25
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Where did the Mycenaeans come from?

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Russia- they then settled in the lowlands of Greece

26
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Kings built…on hilltops. Nobles and villagers would take cover within the…of the…during attack

A

Fortress palaces

27
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What was the name of a square room with a fire place in the centre where the king held council and entertained

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Megaron

28
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Who farmed the land? Why?

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Slaves and tenants farmed the land in exchange for protection from the king.

29
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True or False?
The Mycenaeans like doing things there own way the created a completely different style of writing, shipbuilding, fashions and metal work.

A

False!

They copied the Minoans style of metalwork, shipbuild, writing and fashions.

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Your at question 30!!!!!!!!

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By 1400BC the Mycenaeans replaces he Minoans as the chief power of the Aegean world.

31
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What made the Mycenaeans rich?

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They grew olives and traded them.

32
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When did the Mycenaeans attack troy?

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In mid 1200BC

33
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True or False?

After the Mycenaeans attacked Troy there was a series of civil wars?

A

True!

34
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How long did the Dark Age last?

A

Until 800BC

35
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What happened during the Dark Age?

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The Mycenaeans were cut of from the Aegean world. Trade was stopped. They started to lose their culture.

36
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What happened towards the end of the dark age?

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Borders became fixed, they rebuilt their.

37
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What as each city state called?

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A polis

38
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Define an Acropolis

A

A raised like hill were the temple to the patron God or goddess was built.

39
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Define Agora

A

Marketplace

40
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How many citizens were in each polis?

A

Around 5 000 to 10 000

41
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How were you able to be a citizen?

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You had to be a male born in the city to a father who was a citizen.

42
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List the differences between Sparta and Athens

A

Differences between Sparta and Athens

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