Unit 2 Notes Flashcards

Question

Solon

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Replaces Draco Wise, influential leader Eliminates debt-bond slavery/mortgages softens punishments

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philosophers that looked at how the body functions

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A war strategy/formation where warriors interlocked with eachothers' shields with their spears poking through they moved together as one group

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480-404 BCE Political military and economic dominance Pericles (Greek politician at the time)

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Rulers of Laconia Militant state Lycurgus starts the 'Spartan State' Very strict punishments and control Facist/communist philosophy 'State before the individual'

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Spartan state owned slaves Helots rebelled for 30 years

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Released from the military at 40 Could marry at 20, but lived with military until 30 Selective breeding and exposure limited trade

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Women had almost equal rights because they were responsible to run the family estates while the men were at war also had inheritance rights

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510-323 BCE

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In favor of direct democracy/general assembly legislature started a cultural explosion. had the Acropolis built and (parthenon) Shakespeare play about Pericles. A comedy

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Believed that there's no absolute truth 'the end justifies the means'

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Started Socratic Method 'wisest man in greece' criticized Athenian life and questioned everything eventually executed for challenging and questioning Athens too much The athens plague was blamed on him

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Came up platonic ideals "true forms" Thought Athens was run by mob rule his book 'Republic' writes about how the government should function thought democracy was one of the worst ways to run the government thought you should work at whatever your best at and don't let the government tell you what your job should be. founded 'the academy for young minds'

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Taught by Plato Believed in the observable world founded the scientific method believed in realism very practical studied the physical world

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Father of history Famous for recounting the Greek-Persian wars Not the most reliable source

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Invaded the Ionian Greeks. Greeks fought back so the Persians invaded Marathon in 490 BCE. and the outnumbered Athenians defeated the Persians.

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480-479 BCE King Xeres of Persia invades Greece Persians Destroy Athens

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Spartans hold back the persians long enough for Athenians to evacuate. All spartans are killed and Athens is destroyed

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Greek city-states defeat Persians in a naval battle Persians look control of ocean (ports and trade)

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Athenian man sees Persians coming and runs 26.2 miles to warn Athens of invasion. Runner dies, but Athens is to be prepared and attack them when they arrive. Athens defeats Persia.

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Athens and surrounding city-states come together to fight against persians. Athens starts it and tries to become an Athenian empire and use the contributed money to rebuild Athens

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Sparta and other city-states leave Delian League and form another league to fight the Persians. Sparta later invades Athens and kills and exiles thousands.

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431-404 BCE

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Spartan oligarchy of 30 men take over Athens. Later overthrown and killed by spartan army

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Sparta is seen as an invincible military force but are defeated by Thebes. No longer seen as a threat or powerful

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334-323 BCE

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Persian King. Fights Alexander the Great

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Macedonian King Replaces King Philip Fights against King Darius III dies from Malaria

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"hammer and anvil"

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First of three battles between Darius III and Alexander the Great First victory for Alexander's invasion of Persia

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Persians trick Alexander and come from backside where they find hospital tents and cut off the hands of all Macedonians Darius runs away and as Alexander goes after him he plunders and conquers Issos along with surrounding city-states.

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Same thing as Issos Darius runs away and lets Alexander have his thrown Alexander then rules all of persia and Macedonia

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Wants to be part of Greece Threatens and sets up alliances to join Greece

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All the city-states that agreed to have alliances with King Philip

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Temple on Athenian Acropolis Built for Goddess Athena

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helps us understand the way we think and why we think that way

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found natural explanations and rejecting super-natural explanations for things

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Laws of nature. Not governmental (the way things are)

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Means 'high city' constructed on a hill above Greece