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1
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Who lived on Crete?

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The Minoans

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Who discovered the Minoans?

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Sir Arthur Evans

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What was life like for the Minoans?

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Luxury, trade with foreign lands

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What types of writing are found on Crete?

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Linear A, Linear B, Hieroglyphic Script

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Linear A

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Pre-Greek writing, we cannot read it

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Linear B

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Mycenaean writing, we can read it. Derived from Linear A, Greek

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Hieroglyphic Script

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Less popular script, we cannot read it

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8
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When was the New Palace Pd?

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1750-1490

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New Palace Pd

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Many palaces were on Crete (many kingdoms OR n main ruler with many provinces)

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10
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Knossos

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Biggest palace on Crete

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Features of Knossos

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Multiple stories, columns that taper down, similar to Babylonian palaces, complex, magazines, grand staircase, theater, shrine, throne room, residential quarters, etc…

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Bull leaping

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Leaping bulls, events with bulls, leaping over bulls may have been a religious event

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13
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Minoan Art

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Colorful
Bright
Abstract
Rectangular, waspish people

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Minoan State Formation

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Perhaps influenced by the Near East, peaceful, rich environment, complex society

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15
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Function of palaces

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Redistributive centers

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16
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What was in palaces?

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Magazines, Linear A tablets, seals

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17
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Thera (Akrotiri)

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Volcanic Island, likely blew 1650, 150 years before the fall of the Minoans

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18
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When were the Mycenaeans?

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1600-1200

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19
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Who discovered the Mycenaeans?

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Heinrich Schliemann

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20
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Heinrich Schliemann

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Rich man obsessed with Troy

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21
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When did they use Grave Circles?

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1600-1500

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22
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What were grave circles?

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Family burials

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23
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What were in the grave circles?

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Warlike art, goods, weapons, gold, shields, daggers, masks

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24
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What were the gold masks?

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A mask, famous one likely that of a king that was stylized and bearded, found on most men, and children were given full body coverings

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Citadel

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Seat of the ruler, where his family lived, defense, and seat of gold

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Wall around Mycenae

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20 ft thick, cyclopean masonry, ashlar masonry

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27
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cyclopean masonry

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Rough- later Greeks thought cyclops made them

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Ashlar masonry

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neatly cut blocks

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29
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Megaron

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ceremonial throne room

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30
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Entrance to Mycenae

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Lion gate

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Lion gate

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The wall juts out, massive stones, ashlar blocks, natural rock, relieving triangle, had 6 ft lions

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32
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Lions on the lion gate

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Metal heads, biggest ancient sculptures, looking at you

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33
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Ramp at Mycenae

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leads up to the courtroom, was destroyed

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34
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Postern gate & Sally port

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Small, hidden gates with secret tunnels leading to underground water sources

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35
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When was the wall arrange Mycenae built?

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1400-1200

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36
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Wanax

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Mycenaean ruler

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37
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Basileus

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Means king in Greek, but only a minor bureaucrat in Mycenae

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38
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Tholoi tombs

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Tombs of the ruler and his family

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39
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12th century destructions

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Mycenaean centers and palaces on Crete are destroyed, Hittites fall, Egypt is attacked, some Mycenaeans leave, half of Greece goes away, becoming the Philistines, Linear B disappears

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40
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When is the Geometric Pd.?

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1100-700

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41
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When did Homer live?

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8th century

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42
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Lefkandi

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New light on the dark ages. Geometric pd was traditionally thought to be a “dark age” but a tomb revealed great trade during this time

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43
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Euboeans

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Key players in Mediterranean Trade Network

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44
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Geometric tomb

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Stone foundation, 40 m long, rectangle w/ curved end, wooden columns.
Likely a public building of chieftain’s house. ended up as a tomb

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45
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Who was buried in the pits

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Man cremated in an urn (heirloom)
Inhumed woman
sacrificed horses
weapons with the man, chest plate of gold with the woman

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46
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Art in Geometric pd

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Usually not figural

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47
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Centaur sculpture

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Scratch on the knee- likely Cheiron, mentor of Achilles

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48
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Greek Renaissance dates

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8th century

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49
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What happened during the Greek Renaissance?

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Homer, Intro of Greek Alphabet, figural and narrative art, mythology, creation of Polis, increased population and trade

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50
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When was the Archaic Pd?

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700-480

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51
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What was the Archaic Pd?

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Cultural revolution: new politics, economics, military, and philosophies

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52
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New politics

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not based on aristocracy

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53
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new economics

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New $ vs old $

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54
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New military

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Hoplite Armies

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55
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Hoplite army

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citizen soldiers, state provides armor, organized ranks

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56
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New Philosophies

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Natural philosophers from Ionia

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57
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Artistic Revolution

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Personal poetry, monumental art and architecture

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58
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Tyrannos

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“Big man”
Autocrat who seizes power by irregular means
popular leader

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59
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Positive effects of Tyrants

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Patrons of art/architecture
Laws
Huge festivals
Stabilize the Polis

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60
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Archons replace who in Athens?

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Basileus (king)

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61
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3 Archons in Athens

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Archon Basileus
Archon Eponymous
Polemarch

62
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Archon Basileus

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Religious leader

63
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Archon Eponymous

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Head of state (names of the year)

64
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Polemarch

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Military leader

65
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Council of Areopagus

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Athenian council with ill-defined powers

66
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Eupatrids

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Aristocratic group, eligible for archonship

67
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Drakon

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Athenian tyrant who wrote (not invented) laws and upheld them harshly, caused unrest in Athens

68
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Solon

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Athenian tyrant who was granted full power and wrote a law code in verse. Compromised too much

69
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What did Solon want to stop

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Aristocratic greed, oppression, enslavement, and civil discord

70
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Solon’s laws

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Abolished slavery debt, erased debts, prohibited ag exports except olive oil, freed land from enslavement

71
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Horoi

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Land marked for debt

72
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Pentecosiomedinni

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500 bushel men (archon, treasurer)

73
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Hippeis

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300-500 bushel men (Lesser offices, maybe archon)

74
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Zeugitac

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200-300 bushel men (minor offices)

75
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When did Solon rule?

76
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Thetes

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200- bushel men (assembly)

77
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Post Solon Athens

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Tyranny takes over, sound economic reform

78
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6th century problems

A

Trouble outlawing debt-slavery and canceling debts

79
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Trouble outlawing debt-slavery

A

Little incentive for the rich to lend to the poor

80
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Trouble canceling debts

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Upper class lost ability to force labor, had to import foreign slaves

81
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Slavery in Athens

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7th century- cheaper to import slaves
6th century- necessity
Rich stay rich, poor aren’t serfs= everyone happy
4th century- 1/4 pop slaves

82
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Peisistratos

83
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1st coup

A

561- Fakes an attack by his rivals, gets permission to have a bodyguard with clubs, announces his takeover, fails

84
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2nd coup

A

Dresses Phye as Athens, received with open arms, eventually fails

85
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3rd coup

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Borrows $ from soldiers, rich, and Tyrants. Hires mercenaries. 546- takes Attica by force, rallies discontented Athenians, defeats Athenian army

86
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Peisistratos’ rule

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Tight grip
Prosperity
Builds monuments, trade, population, economy, helps rivals, new taxes, reduced aristocratic power

87
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Hippias and Hipparchos

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Peisistratos’ sons, paranoid of assassination, made crazy laws, assassinated because of a love triangle

88
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Kleisthenes

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Takes power away from Aristocrats
Creates Demokratia
Council of 500

89
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Council of 500

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Replaces Solon's 400
50 men from 10 tribes
1 year service
Must be over 30
Can only serve once
Almost everyone served
President chosen every day
90
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Demokratia

A

Power of the people
(excluding women, children, foreigners, slaves)
still radical
Required to participate in government

91
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What kind of Greeks are Spartans?

92
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Region around Sparta

93
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Helots

A

Inhabitants reduced to a subservient state
Property of the state
Work the land
1/2 produce to the master

94
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What were Spartan citizens?

A

militaristic

95
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Krypteia

A

Secret service that randomly attacks and kills Helots

Also waged an annual war on the Helots

96
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Perioikoi

A

“those living around”

Those living around Sparta who made stuff for them

97
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Messenian wars

A

Sparts conquered Messenians
Sparta enslaves them
Sparta becomes wealthy

98
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When were the Messenian wars?

99
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Crisis in Sparta

A

Any strife could lead to a Helot rebellion, aristocratic turmoil

100
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Homoioi

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Every Spartan is allotted a parcel of land at birth, a basic minimum, and given equal vote int he assembly

101
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Spartan Constitution

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Develops a monarchial system with democracy and oligarchy

102
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Spartan Kingship

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Dual and hereditary

103
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Spartan Gerousia

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Council of elders

104
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Spartan Assembly

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All citizens over 30

105
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Spartan ephorate

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Annually elected body of 5

106
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Agoge

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Institutional training of Spartan boys

107
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When was Agoge?

108
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What did Agoge consist of?

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Dance, training, poetry, harsh conditions, music, weakened family ties, ties to the state

109
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Spartan mirage

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Almost all sources are non-Spartan or later, much of the image was likely exaggerated

110
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Ionian revolt

A

Ionian aristocrats prosper under Persian rule
Some Greek cities tried to get rid of pro-Persian tyrants
revolted
Fails

111
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Ionia

A

Greek coast

112
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When was the Ionian revolt?

113
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Persians wanted to punish who for the Ionian revolt?

114
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Greek historians

A

Herodotus and Thucydides

115
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Marathon date

116
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Marathon

A

Persians attack Greeks, Greeks defeat them as they come off their ships, surprise victory

117
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Mittiades

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Athenian general at Marathon

118
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Darius and Artaphernes

A

Persian generals at Marathon

119
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Xerxes

A

Succeeded Darius

120
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When was the 2nd Persian war (AKA the Great War)?

121
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Thermopolaye

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Small mountain pass, 300 Spartans and others met Persian army, held them off until Athenians could assemble (would have won but a traitor showed the Persians a way around the pass)

122
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Themistocles

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Archon of Athens, strengthened the Navy and harbors

123
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Xerxes army

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said to be 5 million, requiring 4,000 tons of grain each day, likely 500,000 or less, still largest army in the ancient world

124
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Leonidas

A

One of 2 Spartan kings

125
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Battles of Plateia and Mycale

A

Final victories (Naval and land)

126
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Impact of Persian wars

A

Helps to Unify Greece
Starts Classical Period
Golden Age of Greece

127
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When was the Classical Pd?

128
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Delian League

A

Greek Alliance

129
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How many in Delian League

130
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Terms of Delian League

A

Annual contribution
Autonomy of each Polis
Athens at the head of the League

131
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Treasury of Delian League

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On Delos (sacred island)
1/60 to Athens
132
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Goals of Delian League

A

Contain Persia
Gather booty
revenge

133
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School of Hellas

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Cultural center, tourists, university, festivals, Tragedies and comedies

134
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Battle of Eurgmedon

A

Persians beaten badly in Asia Minor, neutralized, Athens becomes a more brutal leader

135
Q

When was the Battle of Eurgmedon?

136
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Athenian Democracy in the Classical Pd

A

Full-fledged democracy, poor who were in the navy finally had some say

137
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When were the Peloponnesian Wars?

138
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Thucydides

A

Wrote history of Peloponnesian Wars

139
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Scorched Earth Policy

A

Bur land so enemies can’t use it

140
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Perikles’ strategy

A

Attack Sparta with Navy

141
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Plague

A

killed 1/4 -1/3 of Athens, unknown disease

142
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When was the plague

A

Summer of 430

143
Q

Perikles’ death

A

429- from Plague
Demagogues take control
Unstableness in Athens

144
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Spartan victory

A

Makes Athens become their ally, but everyone is weakened

Greece is vulnerable

145
Q

End of Greece

A

Sparta alone is stable amongst internal strife, economy is awful

146
Q

New type of war

A 
Fought year round
Navy
Helots and slaves fighting
No more Polis
New faiths
147
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Hellenistic Pd dates

148
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4th century power vacuum

A

Leads to rise of Macedonia

149
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Phillip II

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Unites Macedonia, take over Greece, assassinated

150
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Alexander

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Phillip’s son, 23, defeats Persians, Egypt welcomes him, dies, leaving no heir

151
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War of the Successor

A

General fight over the empire, divided into kingdoms, Rome takes over

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