Ancient Greece Review List

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~ POLIS ~

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A city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical

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~ OLIGARCHY ~

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A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

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~ Thermopylae ~

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A place in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity

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~ HERODOTUS ~

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First historian. "Father of history"

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The reason why we have history class

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~PLATO~

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Senses can't be trusted

‹Reality=Idea›

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~PELOPONNESIAN WAR~

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The Peloponnesian war was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens & it's empire against the Peloponnesian league led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases.

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~DEMOCRACY~

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A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

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~Thucidides~

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First scientific historian.

-humans make history - not deities

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~ALEXANDER THE GREAT~

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Succeeded Philips the second to Macedon's throne sets up huge empire

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~Alexander the great's empire effects~

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*Philips son &only 20 when he took over

*conquers Asia minor (middle east), person empire, & parts of asia

* died at 32 from battle wounds fever & too much alchohal

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~EURIPIDES~

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Tragedy play write -humans bring disasters on themselves

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~ARISTOPHANES~

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Comedy play write -social satire (like the Simpsons)

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~Socrates~

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People have to learn to think for them selves

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~Pythagoras~

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A squared +B squared = C squared

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~Hippocrates~

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Diseases have natural cause not supernatural causes , Medicine is science!

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~Sophocles~

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Tragedy play write -humans suffering is an unavoidable part of life