Greece Flashcards
Where was Ancient Greece?
Balkan Peninsula and the islands next to it, in south-east of Europe
How many periods where in Greece?
Three periods. Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic.
From where to what year was the first period?
8th c bc - 6th c bc
Name the 4 things that poleis don’t had in common
Laws, currency, army and government
Name the 5 things that poleis had in common
Religión, lenguage, culture, Hellas and same shape
At the beginning, how the Greek people live?
The lived in Genes (family classes)
What where the main economic activities?
Agriculture and livestock farming
Who was the people divided? Explain
Free= aristoi (rich)
= peasant-traders/ artisans (poor)
Slaves=war prisioners
Why the Greeks need new territory?
1- lack of the land
2- new comercial activity
3- overpopulation
Where the Greeks when when they haven’t got space for live?
NORTH( Macedonia and the Black Sea), SOUTH (Egypt) but the most people went to EAST (Turkey)
From what year to what year was the classical period?
From 5th c bc to 338 bc
When the first median war was?
In 490 BC
Who won the first median war?
The Athenians
After the defeat in Marathon brought a crisis. So who died?
Darius I died. So his sons went the new king
In the second median war how much battle were? Name and explain who won
1- battle of termopilas= Persians won (came by land)
2- battle of salamis= Greeks won (came by sea)
How was the DELIAN LEAGE divided after Athens use the money for what they want?
Sparta+ poleis and Athens+poleis
What was the name of the war between Athens vs Sparta?
Peloponesian war
How many years they fight in the peloponesian war?
30 years
When the peloponesian war finished?
In 404BC
How was Greece after the peloponesian war?
Greece was destroyed
How was the name of the third period?
Hellenistic period
What is the most important event that happens in the Hellenistic period?
The kingdom of Macedonia conquer them.
What happens with Greece when Alex the great died?
His empire was divided between his generals and founded “Hellenistic monarchies”
When the Roman Empire conquer Greece in the Hellenistic period?
30 BC
