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18 Cards in this Set
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polis
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autonomy, creativity; constant struggle, vulnerable
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Colonization & Ionian Greek Cities
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There was a population increase, but because of bad soil, this leads to starvation, which leads to colonization. Athens and sparta, however, do not colonize.
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Political Reforms
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New constitution of Cleisthenes in the late 6th century; abolished military and political functions of tribes and clans; replaced with geographical demes (like our political districts today)
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510-460
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upper class has started to lose power. Athens developed a navy. Becasue a lot of voters are out at sea, there is an ebb and flow of power between democracy and aristocracy.
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reforms of areopagus
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462-461: transfer general day to day running of the state, the areopagus council, to popular courts and democratic council. led by democrat ephialtes (helped by pericles). ephialtes assassinated; conservative cimon ostracized. This leads up to Orestia in 458 BC which Aeschylus writes in reaction
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Persian Wars
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490-479: late 500 BC Ionian Greek cities overrun by the persians
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499
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cities rebelled, with some assistance of athenian navy
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494
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ionian greek cities lost completely
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490
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athens faced huge persian army (under darius) alone and won cmopletely at battle of marathon
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480
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xerxes entered greece with huge army, great standoff by Spartans; battle of salamis; athenian navy, because of speed, annihilate persian army.
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479
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persians left; lost control over greek city states in Ionia
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From Delian League to Athenian Empire
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defensive naval league. after persian threat ends, people wanted to withdraw, but athenians wouldn't let it happen, which leads to athenian empire.
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480
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battle of salamis; persian navy destroyed
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479-478
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persia leaves, loses Ionian city states, Byzantium and Cyprus; sparta divided
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479-477
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athens rebuilds; delian league formed, very controlled voluntary league
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Late 470s and 460s
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Areopagus regains prestige and power; Naxos tries to withdraw from league (471); Cimon defeats a new Persian army (469-468); xerxes murdered by brother Artaxerxes; Thasos revolts (465); Sparta & Thasos: earthquake and major helot uprising, sparta therefore is not able to help Thasos, which sets stage for Athens versus Sparta.
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450s
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459-446. "First Peloponnesian War"; democratic forces vs. old aristocratic order, Ephialtes vs Cimon; Ephialtes killed; pericles to power; Cimon ostracized 461; Athenian Empire: democratic at home, imperial abroad; radical democracy: 10 generals elected (pericles); Athens economically booming; peace with sparta, with argos, with persia
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440s and 430
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Athens tightens down on empire, no longer a voluntary league; age of Pericles (443-431); Rebuilding of athens; oppositions leaders ostracized; revolt of samos (440-439); democracy installed by force; athens becoming very wealthy; trade, silver mining, tributes; fine arts, philosophy flourishing; tensions in old and new order at home; within empire.
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