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7835480489Cyrus550-530 B.C.E., military genius, expanded empire 2,000 miles, tolerant, helped Jews get back to Israel safely0
7835480490Darius522-486B.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
7835480491Greek Dark Age1150-800 B.C.E., Time of poverty and depopulation, Phoenicians brought them out, and introduced them to the alphabet2
7835480492Archaic Period800-480 B.C.E., population growth, Urbanization, development of polis; Greece3
7835480493PolisCity-state; urban center with rural area around it, fortified walls, acropolis and agora within it4
7835480494AcropolisTop of city refuge, hill within polis5
7835480495AgoraMarketplace6
7835480496HoplitesHeavily armed infantry men, breastplate, spear/ sword, knee guards, and helmet, fought in phalanixes7
7835480497Military OligarchyGovernment ruled by wealthy male men, Sparta8
7835480498Direct DemocracyAll citizens could vote (free male men) Athens9
7835480499Delian LeagueAlliance of Greek states that came together after war, payed money to Athenians for protection if Persians came back, Athens made Parthenon and triremes10
7835480500Spartan WomenExpected to raise strong children, athletic, exercised, own property, took care of household because men were barely home11
7835480501Athenian WomenExpected to stay inside, males had authority over them and household, no political rights, mainly to produce children12
7835480502Sparta (general facts)Peloponnese, militaristic, oligarchy, women had more rights, cautious and isolationist, feared helot rebellion13
7835480503Athens (general facts)Attic peninsula, direct democracy, navy, council of 500, women did not have as many rights as Spartan women14
7835480504Council of Elders28 Spartan men, over age 60, proposed laws, deemed children weak or strong15
7835480505Council of 500Athens, served for a year, proposed laws to asembly16
7835480506PericlesLeader 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
7835480507Cause of Persian warsGreeks in Ionia rebelled, Persia spent 5 years putting down rebellions, then Persia wanted revenge on Greece18
7835480508Battle of Marathon490 B.C.E, first battle, Greeks won19
7835480509Golden Age of AthensProfitable trade, annual tribute, time of peace and prosperity20
7835480510SocratesSocratic method,Sentenced to death for corrupting the youth, and neglecting Gods, drank hemlock21
7835480511PlatoStudent of Socrates, wrote the Republic, created the Academy22
7835480512AristotleStudent of Plato, believed people learned through reason, taught Alexander the great23
7835480513Cause of Peloponnesian WarOther city states started to view Athens with hostility24
7835480514Events 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
7835480515Hellenistic CultureGreek culture spreads through NE Africa/ western Asia, long distance trade, rise of new insituations26
7835480516SatrapGovernor of a province in the Persian empire27

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