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22 Cards in this Set
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Minoan Civilization |
2800 BC |
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Mycenaean Civilization |
1600 BC |
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Early Greek Contributions |
Spread of: Early ideas, Trade Economy, Greek Mythology, Foundation for Western Science, Politics, Aesthetics, Literature |
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Dark Ages Time |
1150 BC - 800 BC |
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Archaic Greece |
800 BC- 500 BC |
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Codification of Laws |
Organizing Laws Writing them down Apply to everyone |
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Greek Colonies |
Near modern day Turkey Ruled by Tyrants Codification takes away Tyrants |
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Two major Polis in 650 BC |
Sparta, Athens |
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Athens |
naval city |
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Sparta |
military city |
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Greatest threat to both Athens and Sparta |
Persians |
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Cyrus the Great |
Known for Persian Invasions |
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Phildipides |
Famous runner. Ran from Marathon to Athens many times |
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Thermopylae |
Where Persia loses and Athens becomes a power |
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Pericles |
Age of Pericles Jury Duty
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Classical Greece contributions |
Western Drama Socrates Historians Western Art Architecture Sculpture |
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Peloponesian War |
Last war between Sparta and Athens Destroys Sparta and weakens Athens Macedonia grows |
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Phillip of Macedon |
Alexander the Greats father Wanted to unify Greece Used many ways to do so |
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Alexander the Great |
Won every battle Taught by Aristotle as a child Carried non soldiers with him Beat armies with smaller armies Hellenization |
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Hellenization |
Becoming like Greeks |
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Spread of Greek culture |
Upper class Helenized Lower class not helenized Lower class accepts "mystery cults" |
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Mystery cults |
Christianity, Cult of Isis. Small religions, polytheistic. |
