greece

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people who settles on the greek mainland

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Mycenaeans

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army led by Mycenaean kings attacked the city of troy in Anatolia

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trojan war

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moved into the war torn country side after the destruction of the Mycenaeans

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dorians

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greatest story teller and was blind

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homer

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narrative poems celebrating heroic deeds

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epics

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traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes told to explain the natural world or customs and beliefs of a society

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myths

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city state in ancient greece

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polis

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fortified part of Ancient Greece city

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acropolis

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form of gov with monarchy at the head

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monarchy

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form of gov which power is held by the nobility

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aristocracy

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small group of people having control of a country

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oligarchy

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cruel oppressive ruler

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tyrant

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gov in which the people rule

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democracy

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slave

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helst

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body of troupes moving in close formation

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phalanx

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conflict between Greece and Persia

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Persian wars

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form of gov which citizens rule directly and not. through representatives

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direct democracy

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art in which harmony, order, and proportion are emphasized

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classical art

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professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

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comedy

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professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

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tragedy

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war between Athens and Sparta

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paloponesian war

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lovers of wisdom, determined to seek the truth

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philosophers

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critic of sophists, believed standards did exist for truth and justice

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socrates

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student of socrates, his classes are farmers, artisans, and warriors, and ruling classes

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plato

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question of world and human belief

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Aristotle

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king of Macedonia, and father of Alexander the great

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Phillip II

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ancient kingdom of the greek peninsula

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Macedonia

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king of macedon, and had an empire from Greece to Egypt.

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Alexander the great

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last king of achaemenid empire

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Dorius III

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greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian, influences

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hellenistic

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the further most center of commerce and hellenistic civilization; Egyptian city

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Alexandria

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highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria

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Euclid

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accurately estimated pi, explained the law of the lever

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archimedes

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largest Hellenistic statue

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colossus of Rhodes

Question 35

he increased the number of public officials who were paid salaries....now even the poorest citizen could serve if elected or chosen by lot. Now Athens had more citizens engaged in self-government than any other city state in Greece.

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What steps did Pericles take to strengthen democracy in Athens?

Question 36

Athens avoided land battles and attack by sea.....Sparta eventually attacked on land and burned Athen's food supply

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What were the battle strategies of Athens and Sparta I the Peloponnesian War?

Question 37

Solon stated that no citizen should own another citizen--he outlawed debt slavery. He organized everyone into four social classes according to wealth. Only those in the top three classes could hold political offices...all could participate in Athenian assembly, and anyone could bring charges against wrongdoers. Cleisthenes introduced further reforms. He broke up the power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based on where they lived rather than on their wealth. He created Council of Five Hundred...Only free adult male property owners born in Athens were considered citizens.

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What contributions did Solon and Cleisthenes make to the development of Athenian democracy?

Question 38

they felt a new sense of confidence and freedom. Athens emerged as the leader of the Delian League, which had grown to some 200 city-states. soon they began to use their power to control the other league members.

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How did Athens benefit from victory in the Persian Wars?

Question 39

As the Greeks became skilled sailors, the importance of trade increased because the Greeks lacked natural resources

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What impact did nearness to the sea have on the development of Greece?

Question 40

Seaborne trade, artistic designs, writing system, religious practice, politics, literature

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What aspects of culture did the Mycenaens adopt from the Minoans

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They were important because instead of writing stories down (because in this time period the written word had disappeared) they were told by the spoken word

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Why were the epics of importance to the Greeks during the Dorian Period.

Question 42

He organized his troops into phalanxes of 16 men across and 16 deep, each one armed with an 18-foot pike. Philip used this heavy phalanx formation to break through enemy lines. Then he used fast moving cavalry to crush his disorganized opponents.

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How was Philip II able to conquer Greece?

Question 43

his Macedonian generals fought among themselves for control of his empire. Three leaders won out--Antigonus became king of Macedonia, Ptolemy seized Egypt, and Seleucus took most of the old Persian Empire. They all governed with complete power over their subjects, ignoring democratic traditions of the Greek polis.

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What happened to Alexander's empire after his death?

Question 44

it made it so that it became and international community so it had a rich mixture of customs and traditions

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How did trade contribute to the cultural diversity of the Hellenistic city of Alexandria?

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The astronomers, Eratosthenes and Aristarchus, used his geometry text that we still use today

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How did Euclid influence some of the developments in astronomy during the Hellenisitc period?

Question 46

They both promote having social unity

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How did stoicism and epicureanism have in common?