Greece Flashcards

1
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Basic unit of Greek civilization

City states

A

Polis

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2
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Geared towards warfare
Warriors
Not a lot of art/culture

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Sparta

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3
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First democratic concierges

Only men were citizens

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Athens

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4
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Goal of Persians was to conquer Greeks along Asian minor

Made Greeks work w one another

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Persian Wars

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5
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Sparta’ ver of a defense team against Persia

431-404 BC

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Pelopponesia wars

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6
Q

Predicted an eclipse

“The world is made of orange”

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Thales

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7
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Wanted to explain history without membtions of gods

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Herodotus

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8
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Marathon

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490 BC

The messenger to alert all of Greece about the win

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9
Q

Socrate’s disciple
An idealist
Writes in dialogue/ memorable stories

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Plato

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10
Q

Empiricist
Leading thinker in every field except math
Everyone Always assumed he’s right

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Aristotle

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11
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Came down from Macadon in 338 and conquered most of Greece except for Sparta
Provided political stability to keep Greek culture thrive
Leaves Kingdom to Alexander the Great

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Phillip of Macadon

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12
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Likes the Iliad and aspires to be like the heroes in the book
After learning Persian War; he led army to Persia. To right this wrong
CreTed the Hellenistic age all over ancient world
After death his kingdom separated into Hellenistic Kingdoms

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Alexander the Great

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13
Q

New name for Mesopotamia

A

Seleunides

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14
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New name for Egypt

A

Ptolomides

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15
Q

Many cities named after Alexander the Great

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Alexandria

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16
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Anticchus IV

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Forced Greek culture on Jews resulting in a revolt of the Maccabees in 187

17
Q

Thought process to pursue pleasure and avoid pain

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Epicurealism

18
Q

Orderly and rational place that is world/ conform to it

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Stoicism

19
Q

Interested in machines such as pulleys and levers

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Archimedes

20
Q

Accomplished warriors but their Wars were so destructive eventually resulted in dark age
Loved war and hunting
Nonexistent written collection of 300 yrs

A

Mycenaean Civilization

21
Q

Earliest center of civilization in Aegean region
Centered on the island of Crete
Language is called Linear A
Cultured and sophisticated people

A

Minoan Crete

22
Q

Blind bard/traveling port that sings songs of earlier age

A

Homer