WH - Ancient Greece Flashcards
1
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Minoan
A
inhabitants of Crete.
2
Q
Mycenaean
A
art and culture of greece; living in greek area.
3
Q
Shrine
A
place for worship.
4
Q
Fresco
A
a colorful watercolor painting on plaster.
5
Q
City State
A
independent state.
6
Q
Acropolis
A
fortified part of city-state; high city.
7
Q
Trojan War
A
a war fought over a struggle for control of a strait.
8
Q
Homer
A
a blind greek poet who wrote epic’s.
9
Q
Iron Age
A
discovered iron; greeks couldnt fight persians with bronze.
10
Q
Polis
A
city.
11
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Marathon
A
battle in the second persian war.
12
Q
Peloponnesian War
A
civil war between sparta and athens.
13
Q
Anarchy
A
chaos caused by an absence of government.
14
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Aristocracy
A
rule by land holding elites/nobles.
15
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Oligarchy
A
rule by wealthy business owners.
