Ancient Greece Flashcards

1
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What is a statement the most likely represents the view of a citizen of ancient Athens visiting Sparta

A

The government and society in Sparta are so strict. The people have little voice in government

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2
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What description would accurately identify Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

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Philosophers of Ancient Greece

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3
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What Greek city stat was centered around military

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Sparta

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4
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Which group of invaders would play a role in the deadline of Minoan people

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Mycenaeans

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5
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What effect did the geography of Ancient Greece have on its early development

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The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states

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6
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What was a major characteristic of democracy in ancient Athens

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All adult male citizens were legible to vote

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7
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Herodotus and Thucydides were important in Greece for their contributions to which area of study

A

History

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8
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What societies Procter direct democracy

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Ancient Athens

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9
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Athens is famously the birth place of which method of government

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Democracy

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10
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The main war that the Mycenaeans are remembered fir is what

A

Trojan war

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11
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What even didn’t occur during the pelopponesian war

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the use of Trojan horses

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12
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Which ancient civilization established the basis of western democracy

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Greek

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13
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The earliest Greek civilization is ___________ lived on Crete

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Minoans

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14
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The battles of thermoplastic and salamis are examples of the ancient Greeks ability to use their advantage

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Geography

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15
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What is one main impact of the Persian war

A

Athens gain power

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16
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The main architectural feature we studied in class that comes out of Ancient Greece is what

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Columns

17
Q

Both the Minoans and the Mycenaeans were successful…..___

A

Sea traders

18
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What society thought their government does not copy institutions of there neighbors and thought of it as a model to others and are democratic and thought power is in the hands of the whole people

A

Athenian

19
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At what age were boys forced to begin their military service in Sparta

A

7

20
Q

Who isnt a significant leader we discussed in class

A

Leonidas

21
Q

Where did the earliest people in modern day Greece live

A

Crete

22
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What is the name of the earliest civilization on Crete

A

Minoans

23
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What were the Minoan civilization centered around and with who

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Trade, Egypt and Mesopotamia

24
Q

What is a Painting done with eater color and wet plaster

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Frescos

25
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What was the cause of the decline of the Minoans

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Invaders, Mycenaeans

26
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How and when did the Mycenaeans fall

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The feel from invaders in the north Dorians, after the victory in the Trojan war 1100 B.C

27
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How did the geography of Greece affect the people

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Mountains and islands lead to the use of city state and sea for trade

28
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What were new military technology that developed

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Iron weapons, begins around 650 B.C

29
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How did Sparta develop

A

Dorian invaders settle and create the city state

30
Q

Characteristic of the civilizations Sparta

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Slavery and strict laws centered around military sick babies would be left to die

31
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Characteristics of Athens

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Used democracy not as strict education were important for boys

32
Q

Who took over a lot of land in Greece

A

Alexander the Great