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History Ch 5, 6, 12, and 13 Flashcards

1
Q

archon

A

city goverment

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2
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polis

A

city-states with surrounding villages and farms

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3
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oligarchy

A

power by a few

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4
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monarchy

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ruled by one

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5
Q

cratos

A

greek word for power

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6
Q

aristocracy

A

power by the rich and social elite

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7
Q

acropolis

A

highest point in the entire city-state

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8
Q

sparta

A

military based city-state; very powerful

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9
Q

helots

A

myceanian people; slaves for sparta

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10
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draco

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harsh tyrant; first legislater; favored the wealthy and rich

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11
Q

solon

A

reformed tyrant; fixed draco’s laws; poet

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12
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peisistratus

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economic tyrant; acted like a homeless women was a goddess (Athena) to become king

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13
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hippias

A

brother was assinated; he was a vengful tyrant

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14
Q

Cleisthenes

A

raised to be a warrior; father of democresy; people voted with pebbles

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15
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Boule

A

councile of 400; they selected archons

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16
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Ecclesia

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a large enssamble of athenian men who made who made some kind of income

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17
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aeropagus

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a group of retired archons; they checked laws

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18
Q

Gaea

A

mother earth

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19
Q

Chaos

A

first thing in universe

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20
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Uranus

A

sky; created by Gaea

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21
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Titans

A

off-spring of Gaea and Uranus

22
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Cronus

A

father of Zeus

23
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Cyclops

A

one-eyed giant

24
Q

Zeus

A

God of lightning/gods

25
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Poseidon

A

god of ocean and sea

26
Q

Hades

A

god of the underworld

27
Q

Hubris

A

thinking you are better than the gods

28
Q

charon

A

fiery man; you must pay him to enter the underworld

29
Q

Cerberus

A

3-headed dog; Hades pet

30
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Elysian Fields

A

Greeks version of heaven

31
Q

Oracle

A

vapor women that told prophisise

32
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Pythia

A

first vapor women

33
Q

ephors

A

Spartian over-seers

34
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perioikoi

A

middle class craftsmen

35
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hoplite

A

armed foot soldiers

36
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hoplon

A

bronze/iron shield

37
Q

agora

A

market place; center of the city

38
Q

1st persian invasion, 490 B.C.

A

Marathon

39
Q

Greek colonies in asia minor who revolted against persia

A

Ionian

40
Q

marathon

A

150 miles

41
Q

infantry (foot soldier) formation

A

phalanx

42
Q

300

A

royal bodyguard

43
Q

Darius

A

marathon

44
Q

Naval Battle

A

Salamis

45
Q

Athenian assembly

A

Ekklesia

46
Q

Wooden walls

A

Oracle, referring to navy

47
Q

Trireme

A

3 rows of oars

48
Q

Commander of Marathon

A

Miltiades

49
Q

Had ocean whipped

A

Xerxes

50
Q

Persian provinces with governors

A

satrapies

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