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14 Cards in this Set
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Who was one of the most powerful military leaders in the world? |
Alexander the Great |
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What was the first important civilization in the Mediterranean Sea? |
Minoans |
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What was the first prosperous ancient Greek civilization on the Greek mainland? |
Myceaneans |
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What was the name of the foot soldiers in the Greek army? |
Hoplites |
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Describe the main attacking formation for hoplites. |
Phalanx- a square attacking formation |
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What were the main weapons used by the ancient Greeks? |
Their shields that were designed to scare off enemies, and their spears. Siege towers and battering rams. |
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Which city-state was the largest and most prosperous? |
Athens |
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Which city-state controlled southern Greece and had the most powerful army in the world at that time? |
Sparta |
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What were some ways Athens and Sparta differed? |
Athenians focused on art, science, and they had a democracy. Did lots of trading. Sparta focused on military and was ruled by kings. They did not believe in luxuries. |
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Even though Athens and Sparta were rivals, they united against a common enemy. Who was that enemy? |
Persia- the Persian wars |
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What was the Delian League? |
An alliance against Persia during the Persian wars |
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War broke out between Athens and Sparta. What were these wars called? |
Peloponnesian wars |
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Define the following- monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy. |
monarchy- ruled by a single ruler oligarchy- few rulers and leaders tyranny- usually got in control by illegal methods democracy- ruled by multiple groups |
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Who is Socrates? Why is he important? |
A philosopher who taught Alexander the Great. Got in trouble for "Corrupting the minds of the young" and disrespecting the gods. His punishment was to drink hemlock, a poison, or be exiled. |
