Test 3 Flashcards
(93 cards)
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Father of History
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Herodotus
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best historian of ancient Greece
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Terocydides
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First early leaders, every father treat his their son trade.
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Solon
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ostracism (sending people out of country), father of Athen democracy
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Cleisthenes
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greatest leaders in Greece, democracy reached perfection under him.
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Pericles
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Father of mechanics (levers and wheels)
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Archimedes
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King of Macedonia, takes Greece in battle of Chaesonea
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Phillip II
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Mother of Alexander the Great
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Olympias
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math, pathagoream method
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Pythagoras
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Alexander the Greats wife
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Roxanne
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Wrote Iliad and Odyssey, stresses Arete (brave, honest)
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Homer
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Greek Dark Ages, greatest thing that came out of this was the Iliad and Odyssey and no idle riches
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Dorians
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Xerxes (son) takes over later, Persian leader
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Cyrus the Great
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held off Sparta with hardly any army
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Leonicles I
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Wrote Greek tragedies and comedies
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Sophocles
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main god of every city state
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Zeus
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goddess of wisdom
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Athena
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goddess of love
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Aphrodite
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god of the sea
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Poseidon
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the sea was their defense, women were great there, art was happy, they were eventually over ran by Mycenaean. Geography was on the Aegean Sea.
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Minoans
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pyramids built by Mycenaeans
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tholos
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writing system of the Mycenaeans and the Minoans
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Linear B
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will be over ran by the Dorians; they were very warlike; they used mosaics; they were geographically on the mainland
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Mycenaeans
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city state; same tradition
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Polis
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the hill Athens was on.
Acropolis
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tower in Athens
Citadel
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wealthy; aristocrats grew ???? and made wine
Olive and vine culture
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pure Greek activities
Panhellenic
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Greek recreation
agora
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Greek military (Athens); a lot of weapons; 8 deep
Hopelite
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formation of the greek army
Phalanx
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games played by the pure greeks only; happened every 4 years; honor Zeus; consisted of foot race, wrestling and then later boxing, javelin throwing; always between individuals, not groups; winners were heroes and rewarded with parades, money, and free rent for life; dangerous (some non accidental deaths); competed in nude; always men.
Olympiad/Olympics
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women athletes
Pugilist
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mens drinking parties; no women went; helitgirs??? called besides people who went there
symposium
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Area around Athens
Atica
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most important part of the government in Athens
Areopagus
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What killed Socrates?
He drank Hemlock
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What did the Athens call their navy?
fleet
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payed teachers in Greece; Socrates didn't like them
Sophists
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What were the jobs of Athen women?
1) to keep the household in order
2) cook
3) teach kids
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where the gods and goddesses where said to live
Mt. Olympus
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main temple
parthenon
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symbol of honor and intelligence to the Athen people
owl
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lying in court
perjury
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Greece before it was refined; during the 5th century (most important century.
Archaic Greece
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What was the most important century?
5th century
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What were the 3 groups of Athenians?
1) Citizen
2) Metic
3) Slave
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What were some characteristics of Athens?
wisdom; simplicity; patriotism; friendship; honesty
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What were the 3 philosophies?
1) Cynicism- Diogenes
2) Epicenism- Epicures
3) Stoicism- Zeno
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What 2 things was Socrates accused of?
1) corrupting minds of male youth
| 2) disrespecting the gods
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He wanted his students to think and listen
Socrates
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wealthy; wrote Republic; thought women could do anything; left Athens and came back and founded Academy.
Plato
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greatest philosopher
Aristotle
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Who did Socrates teach?
Plato
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Who did Plato teach?
Aristotle
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Who did Aristotle teach?
Alexander the Great
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What was the religious theme of dramas in Athens?
honored Zeus
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Geographically located on the Eurotas River, agricultural, settled by Dorians; very warlike and aggressive
Sparta
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What was the role of women in Sparta?
to have children (boys preferably) and to teach those kids to honor Sparta by going to war; women in Sparta felt honored if there child died in battle; after they raised there children they could work in the marketplace
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The Peloponnesian War was between who?
Athens and Sparta
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What were names of the 3 battles in Athens War against Persians?
1. Marathon
2. Salamis
3. Platacea
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What were the 3 groups of people in Sparta?
1. Spartiate (upper; ruling; citizen)
2. Pereouci
3. Helots (slaves)
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What was 8 of Sparta's values?
1. thrifty
2. endurance
3. tough
4. shun luxuries
5. cunning characteristics
6. not interested in education
7. stagnant
8. military
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What were some of the Greek legacies?
history, philosophy, democracy, medicine, olympics, drama, theater, architecture, sculpture, literature
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What was the 2 main accomplishments of the Greek Dark Ages?
1. Iliad and Odyssey
| 2. no idle riches
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What 3 things did Pericles ask married women in Athens to do?
1. Have as many kids as possible
2. teach kids to be loyal
3. no gossiping
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What 3 reasons did Athens fail and was conquered by Phillip II of Macedonia?
1. never united
2. jealousy
3. diversely different
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______ was the main city in Greece.
Corinth (Paul went here in Corinthians)
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What were 4 of Homer's values?
1. bravery
2. honesty
3. gentleman
4. Arete
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What were the 3 most important literatures?
1. Aesop's Fables
2. Mythology
3. Iliad and Odyssey
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What were the 2 worst things that Greece gave?
1. humanism
| 2. gloated over human body
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What was the economic system in Sparta?
State-owned and agricultural
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What 3 ways did Sparta control their population?
1. Infanticide
2. Starvation
3. Open Season
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Also called the Age of Pericles and the Classical Age; was in the fifth century
Golden Age
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What were the names of Alexander the Great's 2 wives?
Siteria and Roxanne
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What 2 things did Alexander keep under his pillow?
1. copy of Iliad and Odyssey
| 2. a dagger
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Why did the Minoans have no military?
the sea was their protection
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What two main types of drama did Greece give?
1. Comedies
| 2. Tragedies
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What was the art of in Sparta?
war and war scenes
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Greek _______ seized power. (bad leaders)
tyrants
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_______ was a community in Greece. People had a common ancestry/life style.
Greek Polis
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What was the greatest honor that a Spartan soldier could have was what?
dying in battle
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Spartan soldiers drank the famous _______ this made them aggressive they said.
Spartan Broth
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What type of government did Sparta have?
oligarchy (state control; king; council; assembly; threads of fascism; gustapo)
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means highest virtue
Arete
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What were Homeric values?
manliness; courage; honor; brave
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pure Greek; time before it was mixed with other cultures; time Greek was at its best in the arts; period of simplicity, freedom, and democracy; people were not obsessed with wealth; period of idealism.
Hellenic
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How did Greece become Hellenistic?
Alexander's dream was to fuse greek cultures with the world
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means mixed; age of Alexander; now it becomes more science, political, and size; became more extravagant and experimental; The Golden Age was replaced by competition, bigness, growth, travel; Sculpture and art became more realistic; period of intermingling of culture and people; slavery increased.
hellenistic
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When did Alexander think that Greek culture was at its best?
after they fused
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intricately connected to every aspect of daily life; citizens had to have proper attitude toward the gods; temples dedicated to the gods and goddesses were the major building of greek society; Homer gave an account of gods that provided a definite structure to greek religion; Most greeks believed that 12 chief gods lived on Mt. Olympus; festivals also developed as a way to honor the gods and goddesses; the Panhellenic celebrations were important to all greeks and were held at a special location such as those dedicated to the worship of Zeus at Olympia; Olympics were held to honor Zeus.
Greek Religion
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Father of Medicine
Apocretes
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what were the first 3 areas of science?
1. Astronomy
2. Mechanics
3. Medicine
