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Sparta most powerful _______

Subjugated all of __________

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Dorian City

Laconia and Messenia

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Tyrant

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Relied on physical force, “usurper with extreme power”

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5 villages of Sparta

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Pitane, Messoa, Limnae, Konoura, Dyme

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What did Sparta do to the Acheans?

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Enslaved them, turned them into serfs called helots

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Sparta known for what?

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Iron

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People living around Sparta

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Periocei

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In early history, Sparta flourished in what?

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Song and art

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Terpander

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Father lyric poetry, banished from Lesbos and settled in Sparta

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Alcman

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Chief poet of Sparta, emigrated from Lydia

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Tyrtaeus

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Poet from Attica, wrote martial songs for Sparta

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1st Messenian War

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725-705, King Theopompus of Sparta captured Messenia and enslaved populace

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2nd Messenian War

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640-631, Aristomenes led helot revolt, Tyrtaeus led Sparta to victory with martial songs

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What happened because of the Messenian War?

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Sparta’s “Golden Age” ended

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What caused Sparta’s constant military preparedness?

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Sparta depended on agriculture of helots who were in a constant state of rebellion

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Sparta did not have a what?

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Strong fortified acropolis

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Lycurgus, replaced _____ with _____, citizens could not_______, only tool a citizen could own was a _______, believed to be a _____

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C. 885, military society, replaced kinship organization of Laconia with a geographic organization, no citizens could engage in trade or military, only tool a citizen could own was an axe, forbade importation of silver and gold, believed to be a god

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Duarchy

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2 kings ruling concurrently, heads do religion, judiciary, army

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Gerousia

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Senate of old men for life, 28 members, 60 = minimum age, 2 kings were in Gerousia also, organized legislation and formulated public policy

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Apella

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All male citizens over 30, reviewed laws of Gerousia, elected people, determined questions of war and peace and foreign policy

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What was Sparta’s government

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Democracy

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Ephors

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5 men chosen annually by the Apella, 7th century: gained power due to uneasiness, 6th century: equal kings, after Persian war: almost supreme, only Sparta had ephors

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Krypteia

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Secret police of ephors who spied on helots

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Harmost

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Military governor appoints to control allied cities overseas

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Royal houses of Sparta

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Agids and Eurypontids

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Defective children in Sparta

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Thrown off Mt. Taygetus to die

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Boys in Sparta

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Brought up by army from 7-30, subjected to military service 20-60

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Women in Sparta

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Imbued with Spartan discipline, told songs to return with their shield or on it (i.e win or die)

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Athens most important what city

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Ionian

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Athens trade center for what

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All of Greece

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Naming of Athens

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Poseidon = horse, Athena = olive tree! Athena won

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Athens known for what

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Silver and large navy

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How was Attica divided

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4 tribes, subdivided into 360 clans

32
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Athens originally ruled by what

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2 kings

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Last king of Athens

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King Codrus while defending Athens from Dorians, left no successor

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How long did archons rule?

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Life, then 10 years, then 1 year

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First archon

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Acastas of Medontid family

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How many archons were there

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9

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Archon Epanymos

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head of religion, name used for the year

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Archon Basileus

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head of state religion

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Archon Polemarchos

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commander of the army

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Archon Thesmothetal

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(6) lawmakers

41
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How was election held in Athens?

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by lot to prevent bribery

42
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Boule

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similar to Aeropagus, made up of archons who completed office, chose archons, ruled the state, had 12 pyrtanies

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Meeting place of the Boule

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Hill of Mars

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Ecclesia

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assembly of all citizens who had little voice in actual rule

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Class organization in Athens

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Eupatrides, Hippes, Zeigitae, Demiurgoi, Georgoi, Thetes

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Eupatrides

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landed gentry (aristocrats)

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HIppes

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Knights

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Zeigitae

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farmers

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Demiurgoi

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tradesmen, craftsmen

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Georgoi

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small peasants, farmers

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Thetes

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hired laborers

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Aeropagus

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462, Happening during that time: its powere were in some unknown way domestically curtailed

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Cylon

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tried to establish tyranny in Athens in 632 with help of Theagenes, defeated and his followers took refuge in Athena’s temple

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Megacles

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archon during Cylon’s plot, promised Cylon’s followers safety, but killed them anyway

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Almeaonides

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family of Megacles, banished from Athens forever because Megacles broke his promise to people taking refuge in the temple

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Disorder in Athens was resolved by who?

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Draco, codified fist system of laws in Athens, made thesmothetes

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Draco

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c.620, set power more firmly in hands of upper classes, property owners protected, most crimes punished by death. harsh law code made social war imminent

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Cape Sunium

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South of Attica, temple of Poseidon

59
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Delphi

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major religious center of Greece, sight of Appolo’s famous oracle, people came to Delphi in hopes of receiving Appolo’s prophetic help

60
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oracle

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divine response to some question posed

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Pyrhia

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priestess who answered questions put to Appolo

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Amphictionic League was a powerful alliance of what

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northern greek city states dominated by Thessaly

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Purpose of Amphictionic league

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protect Apollo’s sanctuary at Delphi

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what does the name “amphictionic” mean

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“dwellers around”

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1st sacred war

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590, Crisa claimed control of Delphi oracle, League initiated a holy war against Crisa: captured it, slew citizens, burned it to the ground

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What was destroyed has a result of the first sacred war

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Cirrha

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Dodona is a city in what

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Epirus

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Dodona was the sight of what

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Zeus’s famous oracle

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Dodonoa called what

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“land of the whispering oaks”

70
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what was the first oracle in Greece

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Dodona

71
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Thebes was the main city in what region

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Boeotia

72
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Boeotians played a what

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inglorious part in Greek history, aided the Persians and were a thorn in the said of Athens for centuries

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Thebes had a what

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sacred band composed of 150 pairs of best friends

74
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where did the Graii live

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near aulis in boeotia,

75
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Graii

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settled a coliny at cumae in italy

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what did the romans get from the Graii

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the name Graici(Greece) which applied to all Hellenes

77
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Thebes was ruled by what

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mythical king named Laius

Greek History Angelica (2 decks)

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