Chapter 8-Ancient greecs Flashcards

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What was Greece’s geo like?

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Rocky mountain us and it was a peninsula

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Travel was

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Difficult

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Communities were

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Isolated

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What was on the west side of Greece

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The Ionian Sea

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What was on the east side of Greece

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The agean sea

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6
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What was southwest of Greece

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The Mediterranean sea

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Why did early Greeks turn to the sea

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Because travel was so difficult on the rugged mountains

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8
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What year did the Mionian civilization start on Crete

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2000 BC

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What year did an earthquake title wave strike crete

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1600 BC

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10
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What were Greek three main exports

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Wood

olive oil and pottery

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Who were the first people to speak Greek

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Myceneans

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Who possibly attacked Troy

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Myceneans

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When did the my Mycenaean civilization began to fall apart

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1200 BC

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What was the Dark Age

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The period following the falling apart of the Myceneans falling apart

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15
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When did Greek city states start to form

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900 BC

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16
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What is the Greek word for city state

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Polis

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17
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What is the age that is marked by great achievements

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The classical age

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18
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What is a marketplace also served as a meeting place

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Agora

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19
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What stressed from the black sea to Spain

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Greek colonies

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20
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Why did the grease need colonies

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Because it’s population was growing and it needed more food

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21
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What is the influence of geography on politics

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Geo political

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22
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When was grease the number one trading nation in the agean area

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550 BC

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The type of government in which the people rule themselves

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Democracy

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What are rich landowners

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Aristocrats

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Only if you have power
Oligarchy
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Greek ruler who created a new set of harsh laws after a revolt failed
Draco
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City where democracy was born
Athans
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When did salon created a government that was less harsh and gave more rides to the Aristocats
590 BC
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Who are citizens
People who have the right to participate in government
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When did Peististris overthrew the oligarchy and became the tyrant of Athans
546 BC
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When did Cleisthes set up the worlds first democracy
500 BC
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Who is a leader who held power through the use of force
Tyrant
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Who is the father of democracy
Cleisthenes
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Voting was usually done by Michelle pants or secret ballots
Usually show of hands but sometimes used secret ballots
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How many people and assembly were needed to make a major decision
6000
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What did the slave used to Marks citizens to vote or pay a fine
A rope with red dye
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What was a democracy that the juries were 200-6000 | 500 on jury was most common
Athenian democracy
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Athenian Democracy reached its height under who and when
Pericles | and 460 BC to 429 BC
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Athans was a democracy for how many years
170 years
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When was Athans conquered by Macedonia eventually lost its democracy
330 BC
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Which democracy did Athans use
Direct
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Which democracy is USA
Representitive
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What democracy is one citizens created laws and enforce laws and acted as judges
Athenian democracy
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What democracy you separation of powers and the citizens elect a Congress to pass laws and a president to enforce the laws the president then select Supreme Court judges who after being approved by the Senate serve for life separation of powers prevent one branch from becoming too powerful
US democracy
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What ancient civilization that influence Grace was destroyed by a volcano
Manoa
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What defeated the Trojans
Mycenaians
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What are some things that cause democracies to dissolve
Lack of unity Tairney of the majority And the people get soft
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What is a Boggio stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
Mythology
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Who is the king of God
Zeus
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Who is the god of seasons
Demeter
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Who is the goddess of wisdom
Athena
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Greeks came to speak to the Oracle(A female praise to Apollo to whom they thought the guy was giving answers
Delphi
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Delphic oracle:
Know thyself | Nothing in excess
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What is the athletic contest held every four years
The Olympics
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Iliad and odysses two epic poems written by homer are
Greek literature
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Last year's of the Trojan war focused on the deeds of a Achellies greeses greatest warrior
Iliad
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Describes the challenges of Odysseus on his 10 year journey home after the war
Odyssey
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Who is sappho
A woman who was greeces greatest lyric poet
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Poems that were often set to music
Lyric poetry
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Famous for his fables
Aesop
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Short stories that teach the readers lessons about life or give advice on how to live
Fables
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What are three very well-known fables
- ants and the grasshopper - tortoise and the hare - The boy who cried Wolf
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What is something very large and powerful and comes from the Titans a group of large and powerful God in Greek mythology
Titanic
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What did Europe come from
It's name comes from the princes Europa
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Who are the Trojans
Citizens from the city of Troy
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A persons weak spot
Achilles' heel
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A really hard job
Herculean task
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When people and they don't want something after they find out they can't have it
Sour grapes
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A person who seems to get rich Easley is said to have the
Midas touch
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What is the story of Tantalus
Tantalizing
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What kingdom Concord Athans and ended it's democracy
Macedonia
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Grease geographically is located on a
Peninsula
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What is the contrast of the direct and representative democracy is
Direct-tire wrecked is when people vote on every issue -representative is one citizens elect representatives to debate and vote on issues