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Mycenaeans

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Early Greeks

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Minoans- their collapse

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“Pre Greeks”, live in Crete, all leaders lived in “Palace of Knossos”, natural disasters, destroyed palace no leaders to lead

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Achilles

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A mythological hero (represented idea of immorality) killed by arrow in heel

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Strait of dardanelles

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A trading spot (caused the start of the Persian war)

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Homer

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A blind poet wrote “Ilaid” and the “Odyssey”

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Polis

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A city state

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Acropolis

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High or fortified city state, Athens

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How did Athens get their name?

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Zeus and Athena had a competition, where Zeus brought a trident and water while Athena brought a olive tree
They chose Athena because the tree represented prosperity and growth

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Direct democracy

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One vote per person, an method of policy making,(voting), through pebbles

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Limited democracy

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Smaller elected official vote

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Solon

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Pre-Pericles, social reforms and outlawed slavery

-helped society transform to s democracy

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Cleisthenes

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Created council of 500

-helped society transform to s democracy

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Pericles

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1, built Parthenon
2, created democracy
3, Peloponnesian war
4, created Delian league

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Persian war

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Xerxes and Daurius (Persia), vs Greek city states, Greeks won, Athens took credit and created Delian league tension between Sparta and Athens

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Peloponnesian war

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Sparta declares war on Athens b/c of Delian league tension (most Athens dies of plague)

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Socratic method

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A method of questioning authority a

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Sophists

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A wised or skilled upper class politicians, who make conservative laws 
Does not like philosophers
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Socrates

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Dies in 399 B.C for corrupting the youth, drank hemlock

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Aristotle

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Tutor of Alexander the Great
Persuasion method 
Ethos- credibility  
Pathos- emotions 
Logos- logic
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Alexander the Great

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Thinks he is divine, Bec of mom and Bucephalus (horse he tamed)
Takes over area around Med. Sea and beyond
Crowned pharaoh in Egypt
Let taken over areas to embrace thief own culture (Egypt)

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Phillip the second

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From Macedonia, father of ATG, took over Greece

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Hellenism

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Anything Greek + Indian/ Egyptian/ Perisan = Hellenistic

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Alexandria (Egypt)

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Became capital of Hellenistic culture (lighthouse a Alexandria statue Greek god)

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Phalanx

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Athens military strategy, foot soldiers with long spears

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Limited democracy

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Only some can vote

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Tyrant

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One powerful leader who takes all power by force

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Palace at Knossos

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A Minoans place where all the Minoans leaders live

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Draco legal code

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All Athenians rich and poor were equal under the law

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Solon

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A statesman who outlawed slavery

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Helot

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A peasant bound to the land

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Cleisthenes

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Made the assembly and created the new council of 500 citizens

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Delian league

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A league created by Athens for other Greek city states to revolt against Persia really a scam made by Pericles .

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Peloponnesian League

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Created by Sparta after the Peloponnesian war

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Direct democracy

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One vote per person, an method of policy making,(voting), through pebbles

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Limited democracy

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Smaller elected official vote

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Solon

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Pre-Pericles, social reforms and outlawed slavery

-helped society transform to s democracy

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Cleisthenes

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Created council of 500

-helped society transform to s democracy

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Pericles

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1, built Parthenon
2, created democracy
3, Peloponnesian war
4, created Delian league

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Persian war

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Xerxes and Daurius (Persia), vs Greek city states, Greeks won, Athens took credit and created Delian league tension between Sparta and Athens

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Peloponnesian war

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Sparta declares war on Athens b/c of Delian league tension (most Athens dies of plague)

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Socratic method

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A method of questioning authority a

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Sophists

A 
A wised or skilled upper class politicians, who make conservative laws 
Does not like philosophers
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Socrates

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Dies in 399 B.C for corrupting the youth, drank hemlock

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Aristotle

A 
Tutor of Alexander the Great
Persuasion method 
Ethos- credibility  
Pathos- emotions 
Logos- logic
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Alexander the Great

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Thinks he is divine, Bec of mom and Bucephalus (horse he tamed)
Takes over area around Med. Sea and beyond
Crowned pharaoh in Egypt
Let taken over areas to embrace thief own culture (Egypt)

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Phillip the second

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From Macedonia, father of ATG, took over Greece

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Hellenism

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Anything Greek + Indian/ Egyptian/ Perisan = Hellenistic

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Alexandria (Egypt)

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Became capital of Hellenistic culture (lighthouse a Alexandria statue Greek god)

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