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58 Cards in this Set
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Myth behind Aegean Sea
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King threw himself into the sea when he saw that his son's sails where still white symbolizing that he had died.
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The Labyrinth
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Twisting maze where the Menatar lived, no one ever came out alive
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Homer
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wrote the iliad and the odyssey
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What is a myth?
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A myth is a story that has been passed down orally about events in history (not true)
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Minoan Location
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The Island of Crete, a city call Knossas
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Minoan Timeline
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3000 BCE - 1400 BCE
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Minoan Important Ruler
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King Minos
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Minoan Government
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Bureaucratic Monarchy, palaces are centers of gov't
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Minoan Economics
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trade, successful due to coastal cities, saffron, and tin
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End of Minoans
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we don't really know, could have been invaded because they did not have defenses or could have gotten hit with big waves
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Minoan Architecture
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Geometrical, very well thought out
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Minoan Artwork
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Oceanic
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Mycenaean Location
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Eastern Greece
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Mycenaean Cultural Emphasis
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powerful, responsible for destroying Troy. Developed Linear B: the first evidence of greek writing
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Mycenaean Writing System
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Linear B
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Mycenaean Architecture
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Very jumbled, added buildings when needed. Huge wall surrounding it, Lion's Gate
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Mycenaean Famous Leader
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Agamemnon
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Mycenaean Military Activity
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Destroyed Troy with the help of Achilles
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Mycenaean Artwork
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About war scenes
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Mycenaean Decline/Collapse
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Fell to Dorian Invasion around 1200/1100 BCE
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The Dark Ages Timeline
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~1200-800 BCE
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The Dark Ages Characteristics
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pottery became more simple, no large buildings constructed, writing disappeared, no gov't
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Archaic Period Spreading of Greek Civilizations
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became Spartans, Argives, Messenians
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Archaic Period Greek City States
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each city had its own community, customs, and laws.
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Persian War Battle at Marathon
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Battle at Marathon- Athens fought Persia and surrounded them and won. Sent Phidipidis to tell the good news, he ran 26 miles and died after telling the message.
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Persian War Battle at Thermopylae
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Battle at Thermopylae- Athenians and Spartans fought off Persia for 7,000 days. 300 Spartans were the ones who kicked ass during the whole thing. But the Persians were lead through the mtn. pass by a Greek tratior and snuck up on them from behind. Most Greeks ran away, all 300 Spartans died.
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Persian War Battle of Plataea
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Final Battle. Greeks and Persians at equal strength. Athens and Sparta fought side by side. Greece won.
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Persian War Timeline
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500 BCE - 400 BCE
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Persian Leaders
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Darius I tried to take over but could not take it over due to weather conditions and Athenian forces followed by his son Xerxes.
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Persian War Effects of War
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Athens became the most powerful. Delian League. Athens used that power to create their Athenian Empire. Moved treasury the Athens and made people stay in the league against their will.
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Pericles
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Leader of Athens during Golden Age. Reformed gov't to democracy, and developed Athens culturally with Delian League money.
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Athens Gov't
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Democracy, City-state, Great Leader: Pericles, Only men are citizens, Council of 500
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Sparta Gov't
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Oligarchy, Ruled by two kings, Helots do all of the work, Council of Elders, Ephors oversee military
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Athens Education
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Men need to be well-educated, went to school between 14-18, Women not expected to get an education
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Sparta Education
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Boys expected to go to military at age 7, Boys instructed in mythology and music
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Athens Culture
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Center of exports of olive oil and wine, Well-developed art and literature, Four social classes: Citizens (Men), Freemen Women, foreigners, Slaves. Men need to take part in politics, court, and trading, attend plays discussions, poetry readings, and lectures
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Sparta Culture
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Weak babies left to die, Military most important thing, Very few public buildings and monuments.
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Athens Role of Women
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not expected to have an education just maintain a household and to never leave the household and slaves
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Sparta Role of Women
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women not trained to be soldiers but were trained physically, competed in sporting events, child bearing "noblest duty," independent, but could not participate in gov't
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Athens Military
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city destroyed by Persia, beat Persia in Marathon, and won in Battle of Plataea
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Sparta Military
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gave 300 Spartan men at battle of Thermopylae, won at Battle of Plataea
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The Peloponnesian War
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Spartans formed the Peloponnesian League against the Delian League. Athens built a huge wall to keep Spartans out. Spartans starved them out. And won with the help of Persia.
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Philip II
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His goal was to overtake Greece because they were tearing themselves apart He won at the battle of Chaeronea he was stabbed in the neck and died
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Alexander's Rise to power
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when he went to the troops they respected him because his dad was a great leader. q
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Battle of Issus
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Alex crushed Persian forces, all men became very rich but they continued on
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Battle of Tyre
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Alex builds two bridges and takes over the island of tyre
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Alex and Egypt
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when alex reached egypt he was made pharaoh and they built a city for him troops wanted to go home
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Alex and India
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He never lost a battle fought against war elephants and wins but is bit by a misquito and dies of malairea
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Acropolis
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made with Delian League Money, leads to war between Sparta and Athens, is in Athens has the Caryatids and Parthenon in it
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Parthenon
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Temple dedicated to Athena, simple, uses affects of perception to seem perfect
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The Tragedians
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Sophciles, purging of emotion
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The Olympics
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sporting events to honor Zeus female games held to honor Hera
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Socrates' End
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poisons himself for the crime of corrupting the youth
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Socrates Beliefs
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opposed Sophists, did not believe in gods so he was killed
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Plato and Aristotle
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Both used logic to explain things Plato liked Spartan gov't believed that freedom meant disorder
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Historian- Herodtus
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wrote about Persian Wars long after they happened so his sources weren't that accurate
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Historian- Thucydides
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wrote about Peloponnesian war while it was happening
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Hippocrates
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first doctor to actual think while treating patients first to try to make progress in medicine
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