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Greeks Flashcards

1
Q

What is Greek geography?

A

Settled around the boarders of the Agean Sea, Mediterranean climate, mountains

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2
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Climate get harsher as you….

A

Go inland

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3
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What do the Greeks live in?

A

Polis

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4
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What is the plural form of polis?

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Poleis

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5
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What is a culture based on sea called?

A

Thaassocracy

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6
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_________ Powered Government

A

Naval

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7
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What island was the Minoans centered around?

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Crete

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8
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What type of art did the Minoans make?

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Frescos

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9
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What were the two writing systems of the Minoans?

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Linear A & Linear B

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10
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What writing system was used for economics and warfare?

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Linear B

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11
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What was the Minoans economy called? What does it mean?

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Thalassocracy- centered around the sea

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12
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What protected the Minoans?

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The navy; they didn’t build walls around the city because they felt the navy was good enough

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13
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Religious practices?

A

Poleytheistic

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14
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When was the Minoans high point?

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c1600 BC 1400 BC

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15
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What happened to Minoa?

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A tsunami from the volcanic eruption hit the island

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16
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What happens to Minoa after they revive?

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The Mycenaens take them over

17
Q

What did Homer call Mycenae?

A

A golden city

18
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What kind of government did Mycenae have?

A

Kingship/Monarchy

19
Q

What time period was this?

A

c1200 BC the bronze age

20
Q

Why was it known as the bronze age?

A

They used bronze tools and weapons

21
Q

What writing system did the Mycenae use?

A

Linear A & Linear B

22
Q

What war does Homer write about?

A

The Trojan War

23
Q

Who discovered Troy?

A

Schciemann, a rich German

24
Q

When were the Greek Dark Ages?

A

1200 BC - 800 BC

25
Q

What is low at the time of the Greek Dark Age?

A

level of material culture is low

26
Q

What is our material culture today?

A

High

27
Q

What is material culture?

A

Technology

28
Q

What major thing did the Greeks lose in the Dark Ages?

A

Forget how to write

29
Q

When did they regain writing?

A

The end of the Dark Age

30
Q

When did the Iranian Tribes come and where did they locate?

A

c1000 BC; Fertile Crescent

31
Q

Who made up the Iranian Tribes?

A

Medes & Persians

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