Ancient Greek History Flashcards

1
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What poems dramatized the Ancient Greek civilization?

A

“Illiad” and “Odyssey” by Homer

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2
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How was Greek life organized?

A

Around the “polis” (city-state)

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3
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What does “polis” mean?

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City-state

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4
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How did the city of Sparta prevent rebellions?

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Every Spartan entered lifetime of military service (as hoplites) at age of 7.

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5
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Around 540 BCE, Sparta organized the ________.

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Peloponnesian League: Also called Spartan Alliance, military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta,

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6
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_______ first codified Athenian Law around 621 BCE.

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Draco – His Draconian Code was known for its harshnass.

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7
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Where does the idea of “Draconian Code” originate from?

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Athens in Ancient Greece.

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In 527 BCE, Cleisthenes led a reform movement that established basis of Athens’s _____ government.

A

Democratic

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9
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The Peloponnesian War was a war between ______ and ______.

A

Sparta and Athens in 431-404 BCE.

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10
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Who won the Poloponnesian War?

A

Sparta

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11
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During what “age” did the Peloponnesian War occur?

A

Classical Age

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12
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Who did Sparta fall victim too?

A

Thebes

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13
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City-states in Athens were eventually conquered by….

A

Alexander the Great

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14
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Fifth Century BCE is also known as the _____ age.

A

Classical

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15
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During the Classical Age (5th Century), there was a revolution in philosophy. What are some examples of these philosophical revolutions?

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  1. Sophists: Emphasized individual and attainment of excellence through rhetoric, grammar, music, and math
  2. Socrates: Criticized Sophists; emphasized process of questioning or dialogue – So Socrates would kind of be like Freire … or Socratic Seminar – the idea of questioning to scaffold people to learn.
  3. Plato: Emphasized Ethics, aligned with Socrates
  4. Aristotle: Criticized Plato; argued that ideas\forms did not exist outside of things. Rather, things needed to be examined by 4 factors (matter, form, origin, purpose).
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16
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Aristole v. Plato

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Aristotle gestures to the earth, representing his belief in knowledge through empirical observation and experience.

Plato gestures to the heavens; For Plato, philosophy is a process of constant questioning, and questioning necessarily takes the form of dialogue

17
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What type of art is Greek Art?

A

More realistic, and emphasized the individual

18
Q

Greeks developed the ____ and ____ art forms

A

Doric and Ionian

19
Q

The Greeks were the first to develop the study of ________.

A

History

20
Q

Alexander the Great defeated the ______.

A
  • Persian Empire
  • Established 70 cities
  • Created vast trading network
21
Q

Peloponessian Wars were wars between Sparta and ?

A

Athens