Ancient Greece Flashcards

Unit 3 Test Review

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Mycenaeans

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People who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.

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Trojan War

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10 year war the Mycenaeans fought against Trot

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3
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Dorians

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A group of people less advanced than the Mycenaeans who moved into the was torn country side

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4
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Homer

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Blind storyteller

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5
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Epics

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narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds

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Myths

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Traditional stories

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7
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Polis

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city-state

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Acropolis

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marketplace on a fortified hilltop

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Monarchy

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A king rules in a government

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Aristocracy

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A government ruled by a small group

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Oligarchy

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A government ruled by a few powerful people

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12
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Tyrants

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Powerful individuals who seized control of the government by appealing to the common people

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13
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Democracy

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Rule by the people

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14
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Helots

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Peasants forced to stay on the land they worked.

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15
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Phalanx

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Most powerful fighting force in the ancient world

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16
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Persian War

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10 year war between Greece and Persian Empire

17
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Direct Democracy

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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

18
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Classical Art

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Harmony, order, balance, and proportion

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Tragedy

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A serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal

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Comedy

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Contains scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor

21
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Peloponnesian War

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War between Athens and Sparta

22
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Philosophers

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Lovers of wisdom

23
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Socrates

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One critic of the sophists

24
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Plato

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A student of Socrates

25
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Aristotle

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Philosopher

26
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Philip II

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A king who dreamed of taking control of Greece and then moving against Persia to seize its wast wealth

27
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Macedonia

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A kingdom located north of Greece thats had rough terrain and a cold climate

28
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Alexander the Great

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A king with lots of great accomplishments over 13 years

29
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Darius III

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Persian king

30
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Hellenistic

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When Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences

31
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Alexandria

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Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization

32
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Euclid

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A highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria

33
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Colossus of Rhodes

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Largest known Hellenistic statue