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Exam 1 Flashcards

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Minoan civilization

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Preceded Hellenic Greece
Peaked during 1700-1450 BCE
Situated in Crete
The center of Minoan civilization was complex palaces
Depicted as peaceful

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Greek dark ages

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Transition from Myceanaen to Hellenic From 1100-800 BCE

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Homer

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Greek poet who spoke of earlier Greek civ. Historians thought they were legends

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Arete

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Refers to excellence of any kind

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Polis

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Cities in Greek

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Spartan society

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Society based on war, children raised to be warriors

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Athenian society

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Patriarchy. Open to all

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Persian war

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Led by King Darius of Persia
Fought between Persia and Greece
Greeks win, Athens takes credit for winning
Battle of Marathon(Athens wins)
Battle of Thermopylae(Persia wins)
Battle of Salamis(Athens wins)

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Ionian Republic

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Hellenistic society in Greek
Persuaded Carians to join the republic

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Peloponnesian war

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War between Athens and Sparta
Known as a battle of attrition
Pericles was a leader during Peloponnesian war

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King Darius

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King Darius is king of Persia during time of Persian Wars

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Themistocles

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Creator of Athenis sea power
Known as savior of Greece during Persian war

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Pericles

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Leader during Peloponnesian War

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King Phillip of Macedonia

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Father of Alexander the Great
Prisoner of Greeks, learned about them and took over when the time was right

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Cleisthenes

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Known as father of Athenian democracy
Created the demes to weaken aristocratic system

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Solon

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Set the ground for the creation of democracy

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17
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Pisistratus

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A ruler in Athens who encouraged farmers to grow cash crops

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Matter philosophers/cosmologists

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Known as hylomorphism
Aristotles idea

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Thales

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One of the seven wise men. Known for his ideology on water being in everything.

20
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Sophists

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A paid teacher of philosophy in ancient Greece

21
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Socrates

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Ancient Greek philosopher
Used the dialetic way.
Told his students to question everything.
Was put to death for “corrupting youth”

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Plato

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Was a student of Socrates
Wrote a book called “the republic”
Took over after Socrates death

23
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Thucydides

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Wrote about the Peloponnesian War
Was considered a better writer between him and Herodotus

24
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Aristophanes

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Was famous for his comedy.
The greatest representative of Ancient Greek comedy

25
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Herodotus

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Wrote about Persian Wars
Father of history
Aimed to take bias out of history

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Hellenistic Age/society

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The age from the fall of Greece to the rise of Rome

27
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Alexander the Great

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Was the leader of Macedonia
Conquest over the Mediterranean states, Persian Empire, and parts of India
His last battle was the battle of Hydaspes fought against king Porus

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Alexander’s conquests

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Took over Persia, Mediterranean states, and parts of India

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Polybius

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Was exiled because of “anti Roman conduct”
Documented the rise of Rome

30
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Hellenistic philosophy

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Concerned with the pursuit of happiness

31
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Epicurus/Epicureanism

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Believed the greatest good was to seek modest, sustainable pleasure in the form of arataxia and aponia(meditation mind frames)

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Stoic

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Member of ancient school of philosophism
can endure pain and hardship

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Skeptics

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Rejects dogma and advocates the suspension of judgment over the truth of all beliefs.

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Cynics

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A person who believes people are motivated by self interest

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Origins of Roman Republic

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The Romans over threw the Etruscan conquerors
Once free the Romans established a democracy

36
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Struggle of the Orders

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A political struggle between the plebeians and the patricians in which plebeians sought equal political power to the patricians

37
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Punic Wars

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Wars fought between Rome and Carthage
Rome wins all 3

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Battle of Canna

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One of the most devastating losses Rome had ever suffered.

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Battle of Rama

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40
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Hannibal

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The general that defeated Rome in battle

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Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus

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Tries to fix Rome after Punic Wars, wants to give the land back to the peasants. Both were executed(Tiberius first) which was ordered by the upper

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Rival Generals - Marius and Sulla

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Rivals to try and fix Rome. Organized mercenary armies to try and defeat each other. Sulla is victorious and ordered the execution of all who fought against him.
Sulla steps down eventually

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Battle of Actium

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