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52 Cards in this Set
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Minoan
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developed on Crete, grew on Aegean Islands, wrote in Linear A, conquered by Mycenaeans
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Knossos
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the great Minoan city that developed on the island, much about Minoan life discovered here
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Trojan War
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told in the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer, a war between Greece and Troy between Achilles and Hector, war over Helen who was kidnapped by Paris of Troy and was wife of King Menelaus of Sparta
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Dorians
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the people that would become the great Spartans
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Acropolis
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the hill that the Parthenon sat atop
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Polis
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city-state in Greece
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Archons
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the chief of state in Athens, lead the Assemble and council of 500
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Draco
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drafted the much harsher laws that would govern Athens, terrible punishments
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Solon
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drafted the much fairer laws that would govern Athens, a step toward democracy and allowed all men to help in the government
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Cleisthenes
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the leader that breaks up Athens into tribes in order to break up power
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Sparta vs. Athens
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between Peloponnesian League (Sparta and its allies) and Aegean League (Athens and allies) fought out of fear,
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Ephors
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the Spartan elders and heads of State
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Laconic
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the way the Spartans talked, tersely, briefly
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Herodotus
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wrote the historic poem, The Histories, considered the father of History
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Homer
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writer of the Iliad and the Odyssey and was a great story teller
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Pheidippides
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ran 26.2 miles from Marathon to Athens to warn against Persians and died
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Marathon
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the city in Greece that the Persians attacked but the Greeks held
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Salamis
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the last battle of the Persian wars
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Thermopylae
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the pass that the 300 Spartans lead by Leonidas held from the Persians for days while Athens was evacuated
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Hoplites
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the Greek foot soldiers
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Phalanx
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a tight rectangular formation of soldiers
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Pericles
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the Athenian politician that lead to rebuilding, pays judges and politicians and builds splendor
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Attica
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Athens and the surrounding area
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Peloponnesian Wars
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fought between Athens and Sparta, Sparta envied Athens dominance and decided to attack, finally win when they destroy Athens fleet
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Phidias
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great Greek sculptor who carved sculptures in the Parthenon
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Olympia
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the town where the Olympics were started
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Olympus
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the mountain on which the Greek Gods lived
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Tragedies
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type of play in Greece, original type of play
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Comedy
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the second type of play in Greece, had a happy ending, didn’t have to be funny
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Sophocles
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the great Tragedy author wrote over 123 tragedies
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Euripides
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wrote tragedies that questioned the Gods
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Aeschylus
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the father of the tragedy
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Aristophanes
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the Great comedy author
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Sappho
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- the famous woman lyrical poet
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Pindar
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a lyrical poet who wrote to commemorate public events like the Olympics
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Parthenon
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the great temple to the gods on the Acropolis in Athens
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Thales
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the Greek city-state that ended Spartans control over Greece
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Hippocrates
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a Greek physician who wrote the Hippocratic Oath for doctors
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Sophists
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a group of teachers of Philosophy
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Socrates
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taught Plato, was charged with poisoning the minds of youth; sentenced to death by hemlock
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Plato
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Philosopher in golden age- taught Aristotle, recorded all findings, founded the Academy
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Aristotle
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mainly studied world and nature, used intellect to study art and literature, and politics, taught Alexander the Great
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Phillip II
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Great Mesopotamian leader who conquered all City states but Sparta
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Alexander the Great the
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great leader of Mesopotamia who conquered, Central Asia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Persia, built largest empire ever at that point, failed to conquer Indus
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Alexandria
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the capitol of Egypt named after Alexander, Philosophical Capitol of Hellenistic Greece
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Hellenistic
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“Greek Like” the world when Alexander spread his influence all over the world
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Epicurus
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philosopher, poet, greatest good is being happy, happiness is freedom
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Stoics
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people taught not to show their emotions
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Euclid
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mathematician; advanced geometrics, made The Elements and published math
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Archimedes
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scientists/mathematician, calculated pi, made the lever, double pulley, catapult, and screw
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Eratosthenes
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scientist, astronomer, earth round and revolves around the sun, discovered size of the earth
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Cleopatra
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had affairs with Marc Antony and Caesar, was killed with Antony and had Egypt taken away from her
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