The Greeks Flashcards
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Geography of Greece
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Large mountainous peninsula and the island of the Aegean Sea
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Trade in Greece
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Used seas for trade
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Affects of Mountains on Greece
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Separated the early Greek city-states
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Important city-states in Greece
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Athens and Sparta
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Sparta
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Militaristic city-state, had slaves (helots) that farmed, and strict discipline was emphasized
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Athens
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Developed direct democracy (only free men born in Athens- women, slaves, and foreigners could not vote), experienced a golden age under Pericles. Built the Parthenon and it’s columns - theater and mathematics. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were important philosophers
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Rivalry between Athens and Sparta
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Led to the Peloponnesian War- after thirty years, Sparta emerged as the victor
