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AP World History - Unit 2: Ancient Greece Flashcards

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4944488947What was the first civilization in Greece?Minoan civilization0
4944541548Where was minoan civilization located?Crete1
4944542916Who was the king of Minoan civilization?King Minos2
4944548066Which civilization came after the Minoan civilization?Mycenaeans3
4944558789Who ruled the Mycenaeans?King Agamemnon4
4944574507What is the Greek term for 'city-state'?polis5
4944580443What three features do city states have in common?- small size/population - on a hill - agora6
4944610696What was the environment of Greek City-States like?- rocky; not conducive to agriculture - no river systems - relied heavily on fishing7
4944693481What did city-states have in common?language, religion, olympics8
4944693482How were city-states different?government9
4944696505When did the Olympic games begin? How often were they?776 BCE; every 4 years10
4944696506Who were the Olympics meant to please?Zeus11
4944696507What were the three social groupings of Spartan society?citizens, noncitizen, and slaves12
4944696508What were Spartan slaves called?helots13
4944696509What was the assembly?adult male citizens who voted on major issues14
4944696510What was the Council of Elders?30 elders who proposed laws15
4944696511How many spartan kings?216
4944696512How many elected officials? What did they do?5; carried out the laws, controlled the education, and prosecuted court cases17
4944696513What was the Athenian port?Piraeus18
4944696514What were the Athenian slaves called?metics19
4944696515How much of the population did Athenian slaves take up?1/320
4944696516What is the order of governing styles Athens used?monarchy, aristocracy, tyrant, democracy21
4944696517What is a direct democracy?every citizen gets a vote22
4944696518Who founded direct democracies?cleisthenes23
4944696519What was the cause of the Persian war?Ionian revolt24
4944696520What happened in the Ionian revolt?Greeks in ionia rebelled against Cyrus's rule and burnt Sardis with the help of the Athenians Darius pursued revenge and sparked the Battle at Marathon25
4944709095What happened at the battle at Marathon?- Darius sent 30,000 persians to Greece - Greeks defeated them by enveloping Persians26
4944713615Who was the messenger who ran to Athens with news of the victory?pheidippides27
4944722061When was the battle at Thermopylae?480 BCE28

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