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5061368662year in which Greece becomes unified completely1831 CE0
5061368663Turkey is synonymous withAnatolia1
5061368664Greece was first settled byindo-europeans2
5061368665Greece was politically separated into differentcity-states3
5061368666The geography around Greece (sea and mountains) provided the people with a sense ofisolaiton4
5061368667the island of the coast of the mainlandPeloponnesus5
5061368668traits shared by the Greek city states:language, religion, festivals6
5061368669The Greek religion was both _____________ and _____________.polytheistic, anthropomorphic7
5061368670civilization that lived in CreteMinoans8
5061368671oldest known Greek civilizationMinoans9
5061368672Minoans were in the ______ agebronze10
5061368673The civilization of the Minoans is comparable toHarappa (Indus River Valley)11
5061368674The Minoan and Harappan civilizations are comparable because they bothhave a written language we've yet to discover (our knowledge is based on archaeolgical remains only)12
5061368675The Minoan civilization is named aftera king discovered by archaeologists13
5061368676The Minoan palace was atKnossos14
5061368677a style of art in which a painting was blended into the plaster of the wallfresco15
5061368678The presence of a naked woman and snake indicates thefertility goddess16
5061368679Minoan sportbull-leaping17
5061368680The Minoan myththe labyrinth and minotaur18
5061368681significant city-state subordinate to Minoan civilizationAthens19
5061368682Evidence of Minoan trade appears as far asEgypt20
5061368683The fall of Minoan civilization could be attributed to either a ___________ or a ________________________.tsunami, Mycanaean invasion21
5061368684For the period of 2000 - 1600 BCE, Mycenaean civilizationis static (doesn't develop)22
5061368685During the static period of Mycenaean civilization, farming is mainlysubsistence23
5061368686Mycenaeans refused to trade with those that weren'tstrong and respected24
5061368687The civilization that was contemporary with the Hittites and beginnings of PersiaMycenaeans25
5061368688The factor that made Mycenaean civilization less advanced than the Hittiteswere still in the bronze age (hittites had iron)26
5061368689city-states subordinate to MycenaeansTiryn, Athens, Mycenae27
5061368690The structure of the Mycenaean city-statea fortress (high walls, lions)28
5061368691The fall of Mycenaean civilization occured around1200 BCE29
5061368692it is debatable as to whether this war was real or notThe Trojan War30
5061368693comes immediately before the dark agesThe Trojan War31
5061368694Troy is real (true/false)true32
5061368695location of troyAnatolia (outskirts of Hittite empire, later becomes Persia)33
5061368696period in which Greeks colonized throughout the MediterraneanDark Ages34
5061368697term used for those that colonized throughout the Mediterranean during the Dark AgesDorians35
5061368698Two significant Greek colonies:Ionia, Byzantium36
5061368699colony located in west Anatolian Persian territoryIonia37
5061368700colony located in modern day IstanbulByzantium38
5061368701introduction of iron into Greek society occured duringThe Dark Ages39
5061368702The change the greeks made to the Phoenician alphabetadded vowels40
5061368703The greeks adopted the Phoenician alphabet during this periodthe Dark Ages41
5061368704blind author of The Illiad and OdysseyHomer42
5061368705The Illiad described the events ofThe Trojan War43
5061368706The Odyssey described the events ofOdysseus's journey44
5061368707to teach by repetitioninculcate45
5061368708the two values stressed in Homer's epicscourage, honor46
5061368709carried copied of The Illiad and Odyssey around with himAlexander the Great47
5061368710the economic, political, and social center of every city-statepolis48
5061368711the polis designated to Athensacropolis49
5061368712The local market, usually located in the polisagora50
5061368713Greek wealth was determined byland ownership51
5061368714Athenian government evolves through several forms: _______, ________, ________, _______monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy52
5061368715Were the rulers during transitions between Athenian forms of governmenttyrants53
5061368716The period of Greek history in which tyrants were considered a good thingHellenic (classical) Greece54
5061368717sacrificed their own desires and took the responsibility of attempting to make the city betterold tyrants55
5061368718wrote a fair codified lawDraco56
5061368719favored the death penaltyDraco57
5061368720hates Harry potter, may or may not be a death eaterDraco58
5061368721modern term stemming from the Greek lawmaker, meaning harshDraconian59
5061368722expands the Greek economySolon60
5061368723used to expand the Greek economyolive oil61
5061368724outlaws debt slaverySolon62
5061368725opens the government to commonersSolon63
5061368726group of land-owning men with the power to vote on legislation (Athens)assembly64
5061368727the elite group who writes the legislation (Athens)council65
5061368728those that weren't citizens of Athens:foreigners (not born in athens), women, children, slaves66
5061368729created the first democracyCleisthenes67
5061368730creates the council of 500Cleisthenes68
5061368731members of the council of 500 were picked bylottery69
5061368732The Persian wars were fought betweenGreece, Persia70
5061368733War that was started by Ionia wishing to become independent, and Persia being angered by Greeks defense of this matter.Persian War71
5061368734The King of PersiaDorius72
50613687353 famous battles in the Persian war:Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis73
5061368736won the battle of MarathonGreece74
5061368737NIKE meansvictory75
5061368738king of Persia during the battle of ThermopylaeXerxes76
5061368739battle in which every last Spartan is defeated, and Athens is burned downThermopylae77
5061368740wins the battle of ThermopylaePersia78
5061368741battle in which Persian ships are forced to move through a small channel in a single file line, where they are destroyed one by one by Athenian ships on their exitThermopylae79
5061368742won the Battle of SalamisGreece80
5061368743results of the Persian War:unified greece, formation of Delian league, pride, belief in democracy81
5061368744picked to say the Funeral CrationPericles82
5061368745a speech commemorating those that died so others can become freeFuneral Cration83
5061368746values inculcated by the Funeral Crationcourage, honor84
5061368747rebuild the city of AthensPericles85
5061368748tax money from various city-states collected after the Persian war used forrebuilding Athens86
5061368749Greek architecture wassymmetrical87
5061368750art during the golden age displayedperfection88
5061368751ideal form of teaching in which teachers teach by asking questionsSocratic Method89
5061368752teaches "question everything"socrates90
5061368753reason Socrates was arrestedcorrupting the youth91
5061368754choice offered to Socratesbe ostracized, commit suicide92
5061368755plant consumed by Socrates in order to commit cuicidehemlock93
5061368756The lack of Socrates' resistance to his punishment showshe did not fight democracy94
5061368757Socrates' most famous studentPlato95
5061368758hates democracy, believing it's mob rulePlato96
5061368759The private schools for boys created by PlatoThe Academy97
5061368760most important part of a government according to Platophilosopher-king98
50613687613 classes in perfect Platonian societyworkers (to produce), soldiers (to defend), philosophers (to rule)99
5061368762role of women in Athenian societyto bear children100
5061368763rampant homosexuality stems fromman's admiration of man101
5061368764Plato's most famous studentAristotle102
5061368765believes that any form of democracy can be good, but is bad in extremesAristotle103
5061368766The extreme form of constitutional democracyanarchy104
5061368767the extreme form of aristocracyoligarchy105
5061368768the extreme form of monarchytyranny (bad in this sense)106
5061368769The aristotle belief that everything should be taken in moderationThe Golden Mean107
5061368770a belief whose main ideas are similar to the teachings of both the Buddha and ConfuciusThe Golden Mean108
5061368771created syligismAristotle109
5061368772created the scientific methodAristotle110
5061368773most famous student of AristotleAlexander the Great111
50613687743 Athenian tragedians:Aeschylus, Sophacles, Euripedes112
5061368775first writerAeschylus113
5061368776wrote Cepious-rexSophacles114
5061368777wrote social commentariesEuripedes115
5061368778actors consisted only ofmen116
5061368779father of geometryEuclid117
5061368780invented the Pythagorean TheoremPythagoras118
5061368781believed all matter was made up of tiny atomsDemocritus119
5061368782father of MedicineHippocrates120
50613687832 Athenian Historians:Herodotus, Thucydides121
5061368784documented the history of the Persian warsHerodotus122
5061368785believed in documenting events objectively in order to keep things accurateHerodotus123
5061368786documented history of the Peloponnesian WarThucydides124
5061368787believed in examining the source when readingThucydides125
5061368788Olympic held in ______ in honor of _____Olympia, Zeus126
5061368789Sparta was completely _________land-locked127
5061368790Spartan neighbors captured and used as laborhelots128
5061368791main worry of SpartaHelot revolt129
5061368792The fear of a helot revolt led Spartans tofocus their efforts into the military130
5061368793"needs of the people subordinate to needs of the government" inSparta131
5061368794the awful conditions in which Spartan boys were kept in encouragedresourceful, clever, strong soldiers132
5061368795Women had the most rights inSparta133
5061368796Spartans had no value forsocioeconomics (art, philosophy, science, math)134
5061368797caused Sparta's lagging behind as far as developmentrefusal to change from their military focus135
5061368798"I tried my best" is an invalid phrase inSparta136
5061368799form of rule in Sparta2 kings ruling jointly137
506136880028 member council of retired elders in SpartaGerousia138
5061368801had voting power in SpartaApella Assembly139
50613688026 elected officials in Spartan governmentephors140
5061368803were thrown down a hill if not found healthySpartan babies141
5061368804war between Athens and SpartaPelopennesian War142
5061368805wins the Peloponessian WarSparta143
5061368806Sparta's victory in the Peloponnesian war could be attributed tothe plague that hit Athens144
5061368807King of Macedonia who sent his son to be tutored in AthensPhilip II145
5061368808never lost a battleAlexander the Great146
5061368809most of Alexander The Great's cities were namedAlexandria147
5061368810city that rivals and evantually surpasses Athens as an intellectual centerAlexandria (Egypt)148
5061368811successful tactic used by Alexander the Greatmarrying his officers into the places he captures149
5061368812after Alexander's death, his empire wascut into four pieces150
5061368813owned the piece of Alexander the Great's empire that ruled over EgyptPtolemy151
5061368814most famous pharoh of Ptolemy's rule in EgyptCleopatra152
5061368815created CynicsDiogenes153
5061368816ignored social conventions and avoided luxuriesCynics154
5061368817citizens of the worldCynics155
5061368818lived a humble, simple lifeCynics156
5061368819created EpicureansEpicurus157
5061368820avoids pain and pleasureEpicureans158
5061368821all excess leads to painEpicureans159
5061368822created the StoicsZeno160
5061368823lived according to reasonstoics161
5061368824ignored pleasure and painstoics162
5061368825believed true happiness is found in great achievementsstoics163
5061368826art that was more realistic and allowed expressionHellenistic Art164

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