Greece and persia

Question 1

define the term symposium

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a greek drinking party of aristrocrats

Question 2

aristocrats

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the top of society the wealthiest and they had the most influence and power

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pan-hellenic

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gods honors throughout greece

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areopagus

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a state in athens called attica that was governed by them the people in it were the aristocrats

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solon

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solon is a person in athens that changed the government to a democracy. he canceld all debt slavery and all debt. he also showed the laws to everybodyy so they know what to do and not do.

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philip 2 of macedon

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he was a king with a great military that aided many countries. he also defeated athens

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alexander 3

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alexander the 3 or alexander the great was a conqueror he concurred many places including persia with n navy

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darius 3

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a successor who tried to take over persia by just using navy

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persopolis

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the persian capital that has lots of money

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khyber pass

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a pass that was said to lead to a river that goes around the world where the greeks stoped the persians from invading

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allies

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people who work together

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Pisistratus

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solons son who became a tyrant and he supported the arts

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centralized government

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a government that is in a central area

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tyrant

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a polotition who wants to help his community

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asia minor

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asia minor is modern day turkey

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polis

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a city state

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athens

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a greek city state that fought against persia and it had a very strong government the aristocrats were too strong at one point so they had to limit their power

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sparta

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a greek city state that was very militarized

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croesus

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one of the first sosiotys to start to pay for stuff with a coin version of currency

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xerxes

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he launched a massive attack on greece with 150,000 soldiers 700 boats

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mardionius

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the persian general he was fighting in the attack in thermopile and died

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cyrus

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he defeated the last median and babylonian king marking the achaemenid empire

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assembly

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a gathering of people

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council

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the people who divide on things

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autonomous

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self ruled

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thermopayle

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a passage whare the persian army was going thru to attack greece and the greeks fought back there

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olympics

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a big event where the countries would stop wars to compete in it create a brotherhood between societies

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culture

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culture is the ethnicity of a place and what happens there

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hoplite phalanx

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the wall like formation of soldiers

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helots

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the people in sparta who were the lowest class and were nearly slaves

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messenia

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the idea that a judgement day will come

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democracy

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a from of government were everyone has a say

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persian war

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the war in persia were everyone tried to invade persia because they were invading everybody

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marathon

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part of greece was invaded and then xerxes got a big army and fought back

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triremes

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boats used aroun that time with ~170 rowers

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themisyocles

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the athenian leading politician who focused on getting athens a better military

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salamis

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a battle between greece and the persians