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10692670328Cyrus550-530 B.C.E., military genius, expanded empire 2,000 miles, tolerant, helped Jews get back to Israel safely0
10692670329Darius522-486B.C.E., 10,000 immortals, brought peace and stability, expanded empire 2,500 miles, tax collecting system, built royal road, network of spies, built persepolis1
10692670330Greek Dark Age1150-800 B.C.E., Time of poverty and depopulation, Phoenicians brought them out, and introduced them to the alphabet2
10692670331Archaic Period800-480 B.C.E., population growth, Urbanization, development of polis; Greece3
10692670332PolisCity-state; urban center with rural area around it, fortified walls, acropolis and agora within it4
10692670333AcropolisTop of city refuge, hill within polis5
10692670334AgoraMarketplace6
10692670335HoplitesHeavily armed infantry men, breastplate, spear/ sword, knee guards, and helmet, fought in phalanixes7
10692670336Military OligarchyGovernment ruled by wealthy male men, Sparta8
10692670337Direct DemocracyAll citizens could vote (free male men) Athens9
10692670338Delian LeagueAlliance of Greek states that came together after war, payed money to Athenians for protection if Persians came back, Athens made Parthenon and triremes10
10692670339Spartan WomenExpected to raise strong children, athletic, exercised, own property, took care of household because men were barely home11
10692670340Athenian WomenExpected to stay inside, males had authority over them and household, no political rights, mainly to produce children12
10692670341Sparta (general facts)Peloponnese, militaristic, oligarchy, women had more rights, cautious and isolationist, feared helot rebellion13
10692670342Athens (general facts)Attic peninsula, direct democracy, navy, council of 500, women did not have as many rights as Spartan women14
10692670343Council of Elders28 Spartan men, over age 60, proposed laws, deemed children weak or strong15
10692670344Council of 500Athens, served for a year, proposed laws to asembly16
10692670345PericlesLeader of Athens during Golden Age, guided Athens through transformation to full participatory democracy for all male citizens, funeral oration (democracy was the best, equality)17
10692670346Cause of Persian warsGreeks in Ionia rebelled, Persia spent 5 years putting down rebellions, then Persia wanted revenge on Greece18
10692670347Battle of Marathon490 B.C.E, first battle, Greeks won19
10692670348Golden Age of AthensProfitable trade, annual tribute, time of peace and prosperity20
10692670349SocratesSocratic method,Sentenced to death for corrupting the youth, and neglecting Gods, drank hemlock21
10692670350PlatoStudent of Socrates, wrote the Republic, created the Academy22
10692670351AristotleStudent of Plato, believed people learned through reason, taught Alexander the great23
10692670352Cause of Peloponnesian WarOther city states started to view Athens with hostility24
10692670353Events of Peloponnesian WarSparta burned food supply- Athens moved into city walls while allies brought them food through port- plague swept through- 421 B.C.E. signed- Athens break it by attempting to attack Sparta's allies- Athens surrendered in 404 B.C.E.25
10692670354Hellenistic CultureGreek culture spreads through NE Africa/ western Asia, long distance trade, rise of new insituations26
10692670355SatrapGovernor of a province in the Persian empire27

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