AP World History Classical Civilizations Flashcards
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| 10805031633 | (Location) Greeks and Romans | Mediterranean | 0 | |
| 10805034185 | (Location) Mauryan and Gupta | Southwest Asia | 1 | |
| 10805045853 | (Location) Persia | East Asia | 2 | |
| 10805049895 | (Location) Qin and Han | Western China | 3 | |
| 10805067257 | (Location) Teotihuacan, Maya, Olmec, Chavin | Mesoamerica | 4 | |
| 10805071606 | (Info) Persia | -Between the Indian subcontinent and Southwest Asia -Organized by Cyrus the Great -Extended territory from India to the Mediterranean Sea -Reached its height under Darius (into Egypt and Macedonia) Darius established a law code based on earlier Mesopotamian codes (Cyrus 550BCE) | 5 | |
| 10805138325 | (Success) Persia | -Superior military leadership and organization -Allowed conquered peoples to retain customs and laws; used satraps. Satraps: -Collected tribute -Provided Soldiers -kept order -had miniature courts -held hereditary positions | 6 | |
| 10805149919 | Satrap | A governor of a province in ancient Persia | 7 | |
| 10805179123 | (Info) Greeks VS Persians | -Rebellion in Ionia (Greeks living in Persia) -Darius sent troops, Athens went to aid Greece Conflicts: -Sent troops to punish mainland Greeks but were defeated at the Battle of Marathon -Xerxes succeeded, Darius and a second series of battles resulted in defeat of Persia; battle of Thermopylae and then in Ptatca. | 8 | |
| 10805227415 | (Info) Persian War Significance | -Sparked decline of Persia -Boost to Athens and development of Delian League -Athens and Sparta involved in destructive Peloponnesian Wars which weakened all the city-states and left them venerable to the Macedonians. | 9 | |
| 10805266129 | (Info) Hellenistic Synthesis | -Macedonia a frontier state -King Phillip II built a powerful military, consolidating his power; turned his attention towards the quarrelling Greeks -Conquered city-states one by one -20 year old Alexander inherits throne and becomes legend -Alexander moves from Greece to Anatolia to Egypt -Persia was weak, which made it easier for Alexander's troops -Alexander forced intermarriage between his soldiers and Asian women to make a new culture. -Named all new cities Alexandria -Alexander's empire fell, but left a new culture -Spread Greek culture -Empire divided into three large states and many Greeks left their homelands to settle, bringing Greek culture and creating cosmopolitan centers. -Developed distinct religion, fashion, customs, languages, and values. | 10 | |
| 10805404411 | (Info) Greece | -Crete/Minoan civilization -environment not suitable for mass production of agriculture -went to sea to trade for food -replaced by the Mycenaeans -chaotic, at war with Troy -Aegean enters Dark age-isolated -Seafaring Phonecians visit and re-establish contact -Phonecians develop the first alphabetic writing system in Greece. | 11 | |
| 10814298750 | (Political Development) Greece | -Influenceed by their geography -Athens and Sparta two main city-states -Polies took many forms -Monarchies -Oligarchies -Aristocracies -Democracies -Tyrants | 12 | |
| 10814298751 | (Info)Early Athens | -Series of forms of government-democracy emerged 5th century BCE -Solon most important Oligarch -Cleisthenes wins control after rebellion-experiments with democracy -Council of 500 -Free males only -Sparta=Military Athens=Knowlege | 13 | |
| 10814331431 | (Info)Early Sparta | -Rebellions likely influenced by a military-based society -Servants-helots and provided agricultural labor -Men were warriors (women encouraged to exercise) -Self-disciplined and obedient/focus on physical fitness | 14 |