Bayne Apwh Ch 10

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Mycenaean

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society developed on Crete c. 2000 B.Cc.E and thrived there until it fell under foreign domination; aka "thugs of the Mediterranean"

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polis

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Greek city-state

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tyrant

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one who takes power by force rather than inherits it

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helots

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original Peloponnesian inhabitants that the Spartans forced to work as slaves

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The Illiad and the Odyssey

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Homer's epics about the war between the Mycenaeans and Troy

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Homer

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ancient Greek epic poet

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King Minos and Minoans

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mythical king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa; bronze age civilization in Crete named after Minos

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Antigonius

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Greek writer in the 3rd century B.C

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Seleucus

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name of several Macedonian kings of the Seleucid dynasty ruling in the area of Syria

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Plato

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Greek scholar best known for his theory on Forms and Ideas

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Socrates

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Greek scholar known for his focus on questioning to uncover truths about human ethics and morality

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Aristotle

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Greek scholar once the tutor of Alexander the Great, believed that philosophers should rely on their senses and their reason to sort out the mysteries of the world

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Sparta, Athens

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two famous Greek poleis and they reflect the diversity of life in each polis. Sparta relied on military power while Athens's political structure was based on democratic principles

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Peloponnesian War

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war between independent Greek poleis when Athens abused the Delian League funds to finance building projects in their polis causing other League members to conflict

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Trojan war

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In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta

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Olympic games

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Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus. The Games gradually declined in importance as the Romans gained power in Greece

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Pericles

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prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age

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Persian Wars

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series of conflicts between several Greek city-states and the Persian Empire that started in 499 BC and lasted until 448 BC

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Minoan Linear A & B

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A is one of two linear scripts, the official script for the palaces and the cult, used in ancient Crete before Greek Mycenaean Linear B, script that was used for writing Mycenaean

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Ptolemy

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ancient mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer

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Solon

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Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and Lyric poet, renowned as a founding father of the Athenian polis

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Darius/Xerxes

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son of Hystaspes, and king of Persia from 522 BC to 485 BC

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Alexander of Macedon

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ruler of Macedon from 498 BC to 454 BC

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Sappho

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ancient Greek lyric poet