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Unit 4 Classical Greece Flashcards

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Trojans

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The people of Troy

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Mycenaeans

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People who lived on the Greek city state of Mycenae.

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Trojans

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People who lived in Troy

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The Trojan war

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The war between Greece and Troy that was caused when the princes was kidmpnapped by the Trojans.

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Paris

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He is the prince of Troy that may have started the was because he captured the Greek queen

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Helen

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The most beautiful woman in the world, she was married to the Greek King menalaus.

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Menalaus

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King of Mycenaean sparta. He was the brother of Agamemnon and hpuspband of Helen

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Agamemnon

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Greek King of Mycenae

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Hector

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He was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy

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Achilles

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The Greek hero of the Trojan war also he is brad pit

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Trojan horse

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This was the dirty trick that Greece pulled on Troy, they hid inside a wooden horse and when it was brought inside troys walls, then when it was dark the greeks came outside the horse and wreaked havoc

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Dorians

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The people who took over Greece after the Trojan war

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Homer

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A blind poet/bard, he wrote the Iliad and the oddessy.

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The Iliad

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An epic written by homer about the Trojan war

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The oddessy

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An epic written by homer about Odysseus returning to Greece after the Trojan war

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Mythology

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The study of myths

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Polis

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A city state in Ancient Greece

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Acropolis

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A citadel and a state sactuary in Ancient Greece

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Monarchy

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Single King rules all

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Aristocracy

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A small group of noble family’s led

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Ogliarchy

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A government ruled by a few powerfull people

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Tyrant

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Powerfull people who could sieze power of the government by appealing to common people

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Direct democracy

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A form of democracy where people directly choosse stuff

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Representative democracy

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A form of democracy where people elect officials who chose stuff

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Persian wars

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A series of wars between Greece and Persia

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Phalanx

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A military formation from 300

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Marathon

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A city state in Ancient Greece. Also where phillipades ran from the battlefield to here now we know what a marathon is

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Phillipades

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The Greek hero who ran from Athens to marathon, he is credited for inventing the marathon

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Thermopylae

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It’s the location of the battle At the hot gates between Leonidus and xerxes

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Delian league

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The alliance that formed after xerxes was defeated by Athens ate sea

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Pericles

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A leader of Athens who np brought it into the golden age.

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Classical art

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The art like pilars and plays from Greece

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Tragedy and comedy

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Ends sad: tragedy

Ends happy: comedy

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Peloponesian war

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A war between Athens and sparta

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Philosophers

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Seekers of knowlage

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Socrates

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A philosopher /sophist who questioned the Greek gods, he was put to death for it

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Plato

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Was a student of Socrates he wrote down his conversations with Socrates, he wrote the republique

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Aristotle

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Student of Plato, he tutored Alexander the Great

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Allegory of the cave

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A story In The rwpublique

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Sun

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Truth reality

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Marionet players

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Polititions

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Prisoners

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Us

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Shadows

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Fake reality of real objects

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Cave

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Physical world we can experience

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Chains

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Bonds of passion

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Allegorys message on education

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It is hard but we must seek the truth

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Alexander the Great

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Was the son of Philip, he conquered a lot of southwest Asia

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Hellenistic culture

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The mixed culture of the land that Alex conquered

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Describe in detail at least three influences Classical Greece had on America today?

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Ancient Greece had the influences of creating a democracy,
Euclid and Pythagoras created geometry
And all of the art influences us today also Olympics

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Describe the geography of Greece. How did it impact the development of city-states?

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Greece was a mountainous peninsula it had little resources. This influences the culture because the must be near water and that is where they lived

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o What were the economic advantages of Greece’s geographical location?

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They were located somewhere where outdoor life was prevalent. They could trade and public events were held outdoors. They were near the sea, best sea trades in the world, they can use the Nile river to go to Africa etc.

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Identify the significant people in the Trojan War and what their respective roles were.

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Paris (Trojan prince) hector(warrior of Troy) achilles(warrior of Greece) helen( queen of Greece) menalaus(Greek King) Agamemnon (Mycenaean king)

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What purpose did mythology serve to the Greeks?

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Mythology was the Greeks way of explaining how the world works

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Compare and contrast Sparta and Athens. How were the two city-states similar and how were they different?

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Sparta was all about war and no culture, Athens was about culture democracy and trying to liege life. Sparta had the best army, Athens had the best navy

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In as much detail as possible, describe the Greek phalanx.

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16 by 16 soldiers, A row of soldiersin the front with shields trying to repel all impending force and stop it. Then a second row of soldiers with spears held over shoulders of the first row then the other rows keep doing this over and over again minus the shield part

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Retell the legend of Pheidippides and the significance it has for the world today.

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Phillibudes was one of the people in the Spartan army of Lonidus and had to run back to Athens from marathon and tell them rejoice we conquer it has the significance of possibly creating the marathon in modern-day culture

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What were some of the effects of the Persian War?

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The Delian league formed, and Athens knew Persia could be defeated
The a is head of Delian league, enters golden age ex, possibly the peloponessian war.

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o What made the Athenian golden age “golden”?

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The three goals of peracles, they were in charge of the Delian league, art and architecture, and power

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How was the democracy under Pericles different than the democracy in the America today?

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Citizens could directly create laws instead of today where we have to vote on them. Also we represented ourselves in court when now we vote for someone to represent us

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What are the three types of Greek columns?

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Dorian( regular square top)
Ionic(curly top)
Corinthian (flowery top)

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Explains the advantages of both Athens and Sparta during the Peloponnesian War. What were some of the effects of the Peloponnesian War?

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Athens had a much better navy, and Sparta had a better army
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A Greek civil war, Greece is sevirely wounded after the war, then Macedonia takes over

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o How was the trial of Socrates similar and different to a trial in America today?

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Similar( up it had a jury and citizens)
Different(-Athens) lasted one day, people defended themselves, 1001 and 101 people are in the jury, majority for guildy, there’s no judge, and the jury determines the penalty.
Different (today) lasts 2 to 3 weeks, attorneys, 12 number Jerry, unanimous for proving guilty, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, judge, Judge determines penalty

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o Explain the Allegory of the Cave in as much detail as possible. You must include the author, characters, plot and message of the story.

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The allegory of the cave is a story in the republique, it is written by Plato. The story is that there is a cave with people chained facing a wall. On a ledge there is sun behind them, and a fire and marionette players snowing stuff for them to see, then the symbols

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o Which leader was greater, Pericles or Alexander? Explain.

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I think that Pericles was a better leader, while Alex concured most of lower Asia he sprayed himself very thin and he was not very good at ruling what he owned Pericles on the other hand was very good at governing what he had

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What was Hellenistic culture? Where and how did it originate?

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Hellenistic culture is the culture created from the mixing of all of the places Alexander the great conquered.it started in Alexandria Egypt, and Egypt, greek, Indian, and Persian cultures

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What did peracles do

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Beautify Athens
Strength in Athenian democracy
Strength in his empire

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What was the authors message on education and government

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Education: it is hard, but we must Go for what is right and true
Government: the polititions and media may twist the news that is real, and the citizens would rule, and the citizens are in the cave.

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