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28 Cards in this Set
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Hellas |
Greek name for Greece |
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Acropolis |
Citadel of ancient greek |
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Oligarchy |
Government by few |
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Peistratus |
Athenian Tyrant 560-527 help seize acropolis |
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Aristatle |
Greek Philosopher Plato pupil observation and logic
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Parthenon |
ancient greek temple |
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Mycenean |
Aegean civilization 1580-1120 |
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Agora |
a central spot in ancient greek city |
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Plutocracy |
government by the wealthy |
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Cleisthenes |
Greek tyrant of sicyon lead ionian population to revolt against dorians
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Alcibiades |
Athenian Politician military founder during peloponnesian war |
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Minoan |
Advanced bronze age culture in crete 3000-1100 |
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Phlananx |
help educate athenians-to mood of Egalitarian
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Democracy |
the people decide the policy initiatives directly
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Pericles |
athenian leader known for advancing democracy |
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Odessey |
an intellectual of spiritual quest |
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Hoplites |
heavily armed foot soldier in ancient greece |
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draco |
Athenian politician who codified the laws of athens |
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Socrates |
greek philosopher search for ethanol knowledge wrote nothing |
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Polis |
a greek culture emerged from the dark ages about 300 city states |
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Aristocracy |
government by the ruling class |
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Solon |
legislator |
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Plato |
Greek Philosopher Many written dialogue |
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4 stages in Polis? |
1) Monarchy- 2)Oligarchy 3)Tyranny 4)Democracy |
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Influence of Iliad and Odssey |
Gave culture and values- ways o life- life values |
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Persian Wars |
500-449 Between greek city states and persia Greek won! |
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Golden Age of Athens |
30 years Pericles-guided government and foreign policy was board of elected generals women and children legal property of men 25% of pop. was slaves Threat from persia-made defensive alliance called Delian League
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Peloponnesia war |
broke out 431 between spartan league and athenian empire sparta had greak land army Athenians had great navy ended in 421-comprised peace athenian try to conquer syracuse got crushed sparta conquered athens loads anarchy and economic depression
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