Unit 5 Greece Flashcards

1
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government system in elected representatives governs in the interest of the people.

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indirect democracy

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2
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the great war fought between the Greeks and the Trojans

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trojan war

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3
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is a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.

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Parthenon

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4
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a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.

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philosophers

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5
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a towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy, making contributions to logic, metaphysics, mathematics, physics, biology, botany, ethics, politics, agriculture, medicine, dance and theater. also opened a school.

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Aristotle

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6
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the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.

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perspective

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7
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professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches intended to make an audience laugh.

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comedy

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8
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a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

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direct democracy

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9
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the wise statesman who led Athens during much of its gold age

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Pericles

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10
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The greek values of harmony, order, balance, and proportion in art served as the standard for what became known as

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classical art

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11
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the greatest historian of the greek classical age

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Thucydides

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12
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greek city-states Athens and Sparta fought each other in the

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Peloponnesian War

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13
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Greek thinkers who were determined to speak the truth were called

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philosophers

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14
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a group of thinkers who questioned the existence of the traditional greek gods

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sophists

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15
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Opposite of a sophist, he believed in standards for truth and justice. Developed a method of teaching using questions and answers

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Socrates

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16
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student of Socrates
wrote of a perfect government w/ three classes
wrote down Socrates’s words
famous thinker who set forth his idea of a perfectly governed society in the republic

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Plato

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17
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What is a polis?

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city-state

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18
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What is an acropolis?

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Triangle Answer Symbolfortified hilltop

19
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Citizens gathered to discuss city government in two main places:

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the agora or the acropolis

20
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A monarchy is ruled by a

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king

21
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An aristocracy is ruled by a

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small group of noble landowning families

22
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An oligarchy is ruled by a

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few powerful people

23
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Sparta’s government was

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an oligarchy

24
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Unlike today, the tyrants of ancient Greece were not considered

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harsh and cruel

25
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Democracy is rule by

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the people

26
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A helot is a

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peasant forced to stay on the land they worked

27
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A phalanx is a

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most powerful military formation in the ancient world

28
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The Persian Wars took place between the Persian Empire and

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greece

29
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Solon’s contributions to Athenian democracy included

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outlawing debt slavery

30
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Cleisthenes’ contributions to Athenian democracy included

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organizing citizens vased on where they lived

31
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Which Greek location was NOT the site of victory?

A

thermopylae

32
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A system of government ruled by a single person, called a king was known as

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a monarchy

33
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In Greece, a person who seized control of the government by appealing to the common people for support

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Tyrant

34
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Rule by the people become known as

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democracy

35
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The athenian ruler who outlawed debt slavery was

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Daruius

36
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A city-state that built a military state rather that a democracy was

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Sparta

37
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A fighting form in which foot soldiers hold a spear in one hand and a shield in the other and stand side by side was a

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Troop

38
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Given the meaning of Polis, and considering the definition of acropolis you can tell that the Greek combining form acro- means

A

highest

39
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In ancient Greece a tyrant differed from the other leaders in that he

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shared power with the nobilty

40
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The type of govenment that existed in Sparta

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elements of monarchy, oligarchy , and democracy

41
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Solon is known for

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Introducing political and economic reforms to Athens

42
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A phalanx was a type of

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goverment body

43
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The most severe restriction on democracy in Athens under Cleisthenes concerned

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Which members of the society were considered citizens

44
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The Persian army that invaded Greece in 480 B.C. and was defeated at sea near Salamis was led by

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Darius the Great