Greece Flashcards
1
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Geography
A
- mountainous & rocky
- surrounded by water
- climate was good for outdoor life
- hard to unite so there were many different city states
2
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Illiad
A
Written by Homer
During the Dark Ages
Paris kidnapped Helen
3
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Sparta VS. Athens
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Warriors Naval Power Military state. Valued the arts Oligarchy. 1/3 slaves (rich people). Democracy Army
4
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Myth
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Not true
5
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Legend
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Possibly could be true/ passes down time
6
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Classical Art
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Greeks portrayed their art / sculpture as ideal perfection
7
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Oligarchy
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Ruled by a few people usually the rich/ upper class/ landowners
8
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Democracy
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A government where citizens govern themselves
9
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Agora
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Public market/ meeting place
10
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Acropolis
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Fortified hill in an Ancient Greek city
11
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Alexander the Great
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- First to conquer Greece
- Expanded Greek culture
- Brought Greek culture to all he conquered
- burnt Persepolis because the Persians burnt Athens
12
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Peloponnesian War
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- Athens VS Sparta
- Sparta WON
- RESULT: Greece weakens Alexander the Great took over
