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13 Cards in this Set
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Who was Thucydides and what was his book entitled?
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He was a general during the war, the book was entitled "History".
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What was the 30-Years Peace?
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It was a treaty signed with Sparta in 445 BCE, although the peace only lasted 15 years.
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A decision of Pericles was to find a colony in Southern Italy. What was the colony called?
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Thurii
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Why did Athens trade with places to the northeast (Black Sea)?
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They needed grain. Also, it enabled goods all the way from China to Athens.
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One member of the Delian League revolted against Athens. Who was it and what year did it take place?
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Samos, 440 BCE
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Which member of the Peloponnesian League frightened Corcyra (Island not far from Italy)? Why were they frightened?
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Corinth, they were worried about being taken over by them.
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What was the Megara Affair?
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It was a ban on the Megarians using the harbors and the Agora was expressed in an Athenian decree and that the Athenians' reason for it was that the Megarians had been cultivating undelimited sacred land and receiving runaway slaves.
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Who was Hippocrates? What was his book entitled?
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He lived on an Island just off the South Coast of Turkey. He sought rational explanations for events. He was the first to recognize climate and diseases. His book was entitled "Airs, Waters, Places".
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Who were Sophists? What is the translation of the term?
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They were intellectuals. The direct translation is "Practitioner of Wisdom".
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Were relationships between old men and young boys looked down upon among society? Explain.
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No, it was much respected to society, it preserved traditions, it held long-standing values in Athens.
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What does "oikos" mean?
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"Family" or "Household"
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Were houses strictly segregated? Explain.
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Yes, women lived on the top floor, men lived on the bottom floor
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What was the average age of death of men? Of women?
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45 years for men. 35 years for women
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