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AP World History Spodek Ch. 5 Flashcards

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7242529663Hoplitescitizen-soldiers in Ancient Greek city-states; armed with spears and shields in a close formation0
7242529664Socratesclassical Greek philosopher; taught Plato1
7242529665Nubiaprosperous empire along the Nile: both conquered and was conquered by Egypt2
7242529666Mycenaearchaeological site in Greece; had a trade relationship with Crete (which it dominated); rich kings; used Linear B3
7242529667Hellenisticafter Alexander the Great's conquests4
7242529668Hellenicbefore Alexander the Great's conquests; more isolated and dominated by ethnic Greeks5
7242529669Agoracivic and market center6
7242529670Acropoliscitadel on a hill; has shrines (like the Parthenon)7
7242529671Sargon of Akkadcreated Akkadian Empire; started to conquer Sumer8
7242529672SpartaGreek city-state; very war-like and militaristic; defeated Athens in Peloponnesian War9
7242529673Hegemonyaccepted rule; people like the benefits10
7242529674Dominanceforced rule; often uses military might11
7242529675Neo-Assyrian Empirein Mesopotamia; practiced forced migration; Ashurbanipal; library at Nineveh12
7242529676Persian EmpireIndo-Europeans; fought Greek city-states; Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius13
7242529677Persepolisone of four capitals built by Darius; very extravagant palaces and pillars; destroyed by the Greeks14
7242529678Iliad and Odysseyepics written by Homer15
7242529679Herodotushistorian; wrote The Persian Wars16
7242529680Direct democracypeople decide on policies directly17
7242529681Peloponnesian WarAthens vs Sparta (victor with Persian help)18
7242529682Platotaught Aristotle; taught by Socrates; ideal state had a good philosopher-king; founded Academy in Athens19
7242529683Aristotletutor to Alexander; father of logic; taught by Plato20
7242529684Macedonianorth of Greece; rougher; spoke Greek; Philip II and son Alexander21
7242529685Alexander the Greatcreated huge empire in 13 years; died at 33; sometimes brutal, sometimes merciful; generally disliked22
7242529686The Persian Warswritten by Herodotus, who was very biased; talks about the conflict between Greece and Persia23
7242529687Battle of ThermopylaeXerxes tried to invade Athens; lost badly in a naval battle24
7242529688Battle of MarathonGreeks won against Persians because they had the home court advantage25
7242529689Cyrus the Greatmerciful; expanded empire a lot; respected customs and religions of those he conquered; won favor with the Jewish; succeeded by son Cambyses II26
7242529690Darius Ibuilt four capital cities; very rich; worshiped Zoroaster; similar policies to Cyrus; written script, roads, satrapies, irrigation and commerce during his time27
7242529691PolisGreek city-state28
7242529692Minoanspeople of Crete, an island kingdom with prosperous trade; relationship with Mycenae; Linear A and Linear B29
7242529693Olympic Gamesheld every four years; basically a sports festival30
7242529694Triremewar ship with three sets of oars31
7242529695Athenapatron goddess of Athens; goddess of wisdom and war; Parthenon dedicated to her32
7242529696Phallocracysociety dominated by men where the male sex is considered superior33
7242529697Alexandria, Egyptestablished by Alexander the Great; had a huge library34
7242529698Achaemenid EmpireFirst Persian Empire; founded by Cyrus the Great35

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