GREECE TEST 1 Flashcards
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Why do we read Greek Literature?
So we can learn about what the Greeks Value!!!
What two cultures influenced Greece?
Minoan and Mycenaean cultures.
What caused each polis to be different from each other?
The geography; Mountains caused isolation and lack of communication.
How did geography impact the development of Athens and Sparta?
Athens was near the sea, so they traded with others by ship. Sparta was inland, so it farmed.
How did the Persian War affect Athens and Sparta?
Athens has a GOLDEN AGE because of the Delian League; Sparta goes back to normal.
What caused the Peloponnesian War? Results?
1) The creation of the leagues forced city-states to pick sides.
2) This created a rift (R-I-F-T) between the city-states, and war began.
Results) Sparta wins! But, all city-states are left in ruins.
POLIS (P-O-L-I-S)
CITY-STATE- including settlement and farmland! :)
DARK AGE (D-A-R-K A-G-E)
A PERIOD WERE PEOPLE FORGET HOW TO READ AND WRITE
FOREIGNER (F-O-R-E-I-G-N-E-R)
A PERSON FROM ANOTHER CITY-STATE! :)
MONARCHY (M-O-N-A-R-C-H-Y)
ONE LAWFUL RULER
ARISTOCRATS (A-R-I-S-T-O-C-R-A-T-S)
WEALTHY MEN WHO INHERITED LAND; land owners who provided advice.
OLIGARCHY (O-L-I-G-A-R-C-H-Y)
RULING POWER IS IN THE HANDS OF A FEW
TYRANNY (T-Y-R-A-N-N-Y)
ONE UNLAWFUL RULER
DEMOCRACY (D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y)
ALL CITIZENS SHARE IN THE RULING POWER POWAR
CITIZEN (C-I-T-I-Z-E-N)
A FREE MALE PERSON OF AGE IN THAT CITY-STATE WHICH HE WAS BORN!!! lovin’ it!
DIRECT (D-I-R-E-C-T) DEMOCRACY
EVERY CITIZEN CAN VOTE ON EVERY ISSUE. not fun or good
REPRESENTATIVE (R-E-P-R-E-S-E-N-T-A-I-V-E) DEMOCRACY
PEOPLE VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES WHO DESIDE ON THE ISSUES.
ASSEMBLY (A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y)
A LAW-MAKING GROUP.
What forced people to settle in isolated communities in Greece.
THE MOUNTIANS»»
What did these communities have in common?
THE LANGUAGE»»»
How did Greeks identify themselves?
IDENTIFIED WITH HOME TOWN OR POILS»»»
Why did the monarch lose power? POWA
HE DEPENDED ON ARISTOCRATS»»>
Why did the oligarch lose power? POWA
BECAUSE THE RICH GOT RICHER; POOR GOT POORER»»>
Why did the tyrant (T-Y-R-A-N-T) lose power?
HE RULED HARSHLY AND WAS RULED OUT»»»
Explain two ways Athenians got the goods they needed for everyday life.
1) Agora
2) Trade
Explain two ways Spartans got the goods they needed for everyday life.
1) Helots. Perioeci (P-E-R-I-O-E-C-I) are utilized.
2) They conquered everyone. STEAL YOU SPARTANS!
Explain three facts of Athenian education.
1) Boys attended 3 schools in their life-time
2) Girls were taught to cook, clean, and weave by their mothers.
3) Boys were taught at home by their mothers until ages 6 or 7.
Explain three facts of Spartan education.
BORED
1) Both sexes were trained to fight.
2) Boys were taught to read and write.
3) Skills for survival. STEAL YOU SPARTANS!!
Who were the ten thousand immortals. (blah persians)
Persian (blah) warriors.
SATRAPIES (S-A-T-R-A-P-I-E-S)
A PROVENCE LEAD BY AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL. (blah persians)
Where did Dearius (D-E-A-R-I-U-S) build his capital?(blah persians)
PERSEPOLIS (blah persians)
Why did Dearius concur these city-states(blah persians)
To control trade routes and gain wealth.(blah persians)
What did these Greek city-states base there identity on?
On their Polis.
What was the Ionian Revolt.(blah persians)
Ionians and Athenians were fighting against the (blah) Persians.
What did the Persians set up as the form of government?(blah persians)
Puppet rulers?(blah persians)
How did the Ionians respond to the Persian rule?(blah persians)
They asked the greek mainland for help (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE IONIAN REVOLT).(blah persians)
Who was the only city-state to help the Ionians?
ATHENS!!!
How long did these battles last?(blah persians)
5 years.
Who won the revolt?
(blah persians) PERSIANS.
What was Dearius’s response to Athens for helping the Ionians?(blah persians)
REVENGE(blah persians)
What marked the beginning of the Persian war?(blah persians)
493 B.C.E. or Ionian Revolt.
Where was the first battle of the Persian war?(blah persians)
Marathon! GO ATHENS!!!
Why didn’t the Spartans respond immediately to help Athens?
Religious Holidays.
Why didn’t Daerus send his Calvary to Marathon?(blah persians)
Because he wanted to attack ATHENS!!!!(blah persians)
Who won the battle of MARATHON??? PERSIANS OR ATHENS!!!!
ATHENS!!!! DUE TO WEAKEN TROOPS.
Who took control of the persian army after Daerus’s death?
Xerxes (blah persians)
How did the northern city-states respond to the persian invasion? (blah persians)
They surrendered.
what 2 city-states decided to work together to defeat the persians?
Sparta and Athens.
who lead the spartan solders?
Leonidas
how do the persians get through the pass at Thermopile?
A greek trader who told them about a Secret pass.
What was the result about the battle of Thermopile?
500 spartans dead. 1 leonidas’s head on a pole.
Why did the Greeks flee to the island of Salamis?
To avoid capture.
What did xerxes do to Athens.
Burn it to the grownd
who was the Athenian General?
Themistocles.
Why didn’t xerxes want to attack the Athenians by sea?
Because their boats were better than his.
What was the false message sent by the general?
That he was a trader to the Greeks and wanted to join his side.
What happened to the persian fleet when they were in the channel?
Greeks crushed them/ Surounded them
who won the battle of Salamis?
Greeks under themistocles!
Where did the final battle of the persian war take place?
Platea
In what year did the persian war end
479 BCE
What was the name of the league created after the war?
Delian League
What was the purpose of this league?
TO protect
Who didn’t join the league?
Sparta
How did Athens become rich because of this league?
Money was sent to them so they could build ships.
how did the other city-states feel about Athens geting rich?
Bad angry argumentative/ had disputes.
who was the main leader at the time of the league?
Pericles
What happened in Athens under this leader?
GOLDEN AGE
What bought about the decline of Athens?
The peloponnesian war/ the TARDIS!!!
ORICAL
PERSONS WHO COULD SPEAK WITH THE GODS.
INTELLECT
THE ABILITY TO LEARN AND/OR REASON.
PROPHECY
STATEMENT OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
PANCRATIUM
FIGHTING EVENT/ COMBO OF BOXING AND WRESTLING. TARDIS!!
PENTATHALON
FIVE EVENTS
PHILOSIPHIA
LOVE OF WISDOM/STUDYING THE LAWS OF NATURE
CLASSIFY
GROUP TOGETHER LIKE ITEMS/ ARISTOTLE’S IDEAS FOR PLANTS AND ANIMALS
SOCRATIC METHOID
QUESTIONING TO MAKE A PERSON ARRIVE AT AN ANSWER OR TRUTH
COMEDY
A PLAY WITH A HAPPY ENDING.
THEATER OF DIONYSUS
A THEATER TO HONOR DIONYSUS
TRAGEDY
STORYS ABOUT SUFFERING
HYPOTHESIS
A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION/ EDUCATED GUESS/ TARDIS!!!
LOGIC
THE SCIENCE OF REASONING.
MT. OLYMPUS
THE PLACE WHERE THE GODS AND GODDESSES LIVE…. tardis
AGORA
MARKET PLACE/ POLOTICS DISCUSSED/ ITEMS TRADED/ PEOPLE SOCIALIZED.
HERODOTUS
THE FATHER OF HISTORY/WROTE HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS OF THE PERSIAN WAR
the republic
THE FIRST POLITICAL SCIENCE BOOK/BY PLATO
POLITICAL SCIENCE
THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT
the dialogues
WHAT TRUTH IS/BY PLATO
HIPPOCRATIC OATH
AN OATH THAT PHYSICIANS TAKE/ ABOUT ETHICS AND PATIENTS RIGHTS
FRIEZE
A BAND OF SCULPTORS ABOVE THE COLUMBUS IN A GREEK TEMPLE/METOPES
PEDIMENT
A TRIANGULAR SHAPED AREA BETWEEN THE FRIEZE AND THE ROOF OF A BUILDING
PARTHANON
A TEMPLE BUILT BY PERCALES IN THE GOLDEN AGE FOR ATHENA
GRAMMATISITES
TAUGHT STUDENTS READING WRITING AND ARITHMATIC
KITHARISTES
TAUGHT STUDENTS HOW TO SING AND PLAY
GYMNASTICS/PAIDOTRIBES
TAUGHT STUDENTS WRESTLING AND GYMNASTICS
THREE TYPES OF POTTERY
GEOMETRIC
BLACK-FIGURE
RED-FIGURE
REPEATING SHAPES
SHOWING MYTHICAL AND DALIY LIFE SCENES
SHOWING VARIETY OF POSES, HUMANS
ARISTOTLE
PLATO’S FAMOUS STUDENT/STUDIED WITH PLATO AND HISTORY OF ANIMALS-CLASSIFICATION
ASPASIA
SUPPORTED WOMEN’S RIGHTS&THOUGHT TO HAVE WRITTEN PERICLES’ FUNERAL ORATION
PERICLES
MILLITARY/POLITICAL LEADER& LEADER DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS! TARDIS
PLATO
WROTE THE REPUBLIC; TAUGHT ARISTOTLE
PYTHAGORAS
PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM; MUSIC CAN BE MEASURED MATHEMATICALLY
SOPHOCLES
ATHENS’ GREATEST PLAYWRIGHT; OEDIPUS REX- SON MURDERS FATHER FOR THE CROWN AND MARYS HIS WIFE.
THUCYIDES
HISTORIAN/WRITER, EXILED FOR FAULURE IN BATTLE
Who was this war between?
Athens and Sparta
Why did it begin?
Athens attacked Spartan ally/ Declared war on athens
How long did it last?
27 Years
who won the war?
Sparta
MERCENARY
Hired soldier
Why did some Greeks become mercenaries?
To make money
What city-state took control of Greece at the end of this war?
THEBES THE BRIDES-MAID
What led to the down fall of this city-state? hint hint Thebes.
City-states couldn’t fight off invaders.
