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Hellenic Greece (2000-338 B.C.E.)
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start: greeks arrive
end: philip the great of macedonia conquers |
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Hellenistic Greece (336-31 B.C.E.)
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(greek-like)
start: alexander the great's rule end: greeks conquered by romans |
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Hellas
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greeks called themselves
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Gracae
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romans called greeks
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B.C./A.D.
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before christ/in the year of our lord (in latin)
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BCE/CE
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before common era/common era
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Polis (poleis)
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basic unit/structure of gov't in Hellenic greece
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Acropolis
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citadel on hill/fortress
center of polis |
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Agora
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bottom of hill
marketplace meeting area surrounding polis/acropolis |
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monarchy
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kings
by birth |
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aristocracy
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high rank families
by birth |
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oligarchy
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rule of a few
money=power not birth |
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democracy
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people
all citizens have a say |
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tyranny
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tyrant
not always negative take over of gov't |
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lyric age (800-500 bc)
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tons of writings
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Archilochus
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captured the energy of the greeks
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Sappo
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from Lesbos
lesbian romantic poet |
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Sparta
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militaristic
conquered rather than colonized nothing luxurious women had most as much freedom as men EVERYTHING 2nd to the strength of sparta |
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Archons
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leaders of athens
(9 then later 1) |
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Athens
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"democracy"
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Draco
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published a law code for all to see
waaaaay harsh laws |
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Cleistenes
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helped make athens a democracy
introduced ostracism (expulsion of most unfit citizen) |
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The Classical Age
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the most thought of era of the greeks
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Ionia
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greeks conquered by the persians
gets athens to help = ionia revolts persian lose? |
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Darius I
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wants to get back at athens
fails the first time (boats sink) athens beats him at Marathon |
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Xerxes
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darius's son
wants to get athens too fails first time (bridge wash away) athens beats = ionia free |
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Delian League (Delos)
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athens heads
leads to peloponnesian war sparta freaks (way to tax cities under protect) |
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The Great Peloponnesian War
(431-404 bc) |
athens vs. sparta
stalemate FOREVER athens has sea, sparta has land sparta get persia to build them a navy |
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Peace of Nicias
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attempt to stop peloponnesian war
did NOTHING |
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Herodotus
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"history" or "the histories"
father of history! (embellished a lot) wrote about the persian wars |
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Thucydides
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"History of the Peloponesian War"
officer during war very accurate & methodical =didnt want war |
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Pericles
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archon of athens
made athens a true democracy beautified athens built the PARTHANON gave citizens tons of jobs |
