AP World History Flashcards
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| 4922844291 | classical civilizations | -were powerful states capable of coercing resources from subjects -developed supply lines and building infrastructure, including defensive walls and roads helped extend their military might -Women's roles took place mostly in domestic settings and public life in general was male domain. | 0 | |
| 4922897185 | Minoan Civilization | an advanced Bronze age civilizations established on Crete. - A Trading culture based on seafaring at the city of knossos believed that a title wave cause by a volcanic eruption on the island of Thera was the cause for the destruction of Minoans. | 1 | |
| 4922787881 | Mycenae | ~A fortified center with large stone walls ~a warrior culture ~ Homer wrote about how they, led by Agamemnon, Sacked Troy. ~ War among themselves and earthquakes damaged their civilization and allowed outsiders to invade. | 2 | |
| 4922932736 | Greek Dark Age (1000-750BCE) | -After he fall of Mycenaean economic conditions decreased -Greek lost knowledge of writing -Traditions of grand architecture and painting stopped | 3 | |
| 4922958093 | The Polis (city state) | - it was a town, city or village serving as a center where people met for political, economical, social and religious activities. Ex. Athens (cultural center) Sparta (military strength) | 4 | |
| 4923011268 | Acropolis | Usually on a hill topped with a fortified area |  | 5 |
| 4923025710 | Homer | -Wrote the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey. -poems gave the greeks an ideal past and a set of values. - the values in them were used to educate greek males for generations. | 6 | |
| 4933583917 | Classical Religions and Philosophical traditions | Sought to define a single source of order and meaning in the universe | 7 | |
| 4933588962 | Greek religion | -Necessary for the well-being of the state -The 12 gods and goddesses lived on Mt Olympus -Focused on making the deities look favorably on people through rituals | 8 | |
| 4933600495 | Myths | -Used to explain their world -Traditionally about gods ,goddesses and hero's -Gives the gods human-like qualities | 9 | |
| 4933617202 | oracles | -Sacred shrines where priestesses revealed the future through interpreting the will of deities. -Most famous is the Oracle or Delphi at the shrine to Appolo | 10 | |
| 4933626940 | Theocracy | God put them on the throne and they are earthy creation of god (Egypt) They justified their power through god (ex. if you don't obey me you go straight to hell.) | 11 | |
| 4933643137 | popular government | the idea that people can and should rule themselves (greece) | 12 | |
| 4933645040 | Democracy | government ruled many (greece) | 13 | |
| 4933653494 | Oligarchies | Ruled by few, typically rich elite males. | 14 | |
| 4933697226 | Tyrants | Leader who seized power by force from ruling aristocrats seized and kept power by hiring soldiers did everything by brute force | 15 | |
| 4933707079 | Sparta | -means highly disciplined -when Spartans went to war they were expected to be brave in battle, always expected to win or be killed ("come home with his shield or on it") -Closed off from other societies, except for military issues. (didn't want any other societies ideas) | 16 | |
| 4933780753 | Athens | Ruled by an oligarchy of aristocrats who owned the best land and controlled political life -cultural center for greece | 17 | |
| 4933794709 | Draco's Code | Athens first written law -laws were very harsh and severe written in blood -first legal code dealing with contracts and property ownerships -one of the essential causes for move toward democracy -created alot of poverty, debts and slavery | 18 |