History Final Exam: Ancient Greece Flashcards
Who were the Mycenaeans?
The Mycenaeans were sea traders that took over the Minoans.
Who was king Minos?
King Minos was a Minoan Leader that lived in the Palaca at Knossos, legend said that whatever he touched to to gold.
What was the Palace at Knossos?
It was a palace in Crete that was the center of Minoan culture, it was destroyed by a natural disaster and the Minoans were absorbed by the Mycenaeans.
What was the Trojan war?
A war between Greece and Athens.
Who won the Trojan war?
Athens won the Trojan war, legend has it they used a wooden horse to infiltrate Troy at night then destroyed it
Who was the Hero of the Odyssey?
Hector
Who was the hero of the Iliad?
Achilles
What was a Polis?
A Greek city.
What was an Acropolis?
An Acropolis was the part of a greek city dedicated to the gods, it was different from the agora.
What was an agora?
He normal part of a Greek city where people lived.
What government did Athens have, what government did Sparta have?
Athens had a direct democracy while sparta had an oligarchy
What did the Spartan military have, what did e Athenian military have?
Spartans had the best army made up of their soldiers, the Spartans while Athens had Greece’s best military.
What type of education did Athenians receive vs the Spartans.
Athenians received real education while Spartans were trained for war.
How did democracy evolutionize?
Draco passes a law that says all people are equal except for criminals, Solon reforms slavery and Cleisthenes makes the council of 500.
When was the age of pericles?
461-429 BCE
