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44 Cards in this Set
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What is the difference between pre-history and history? |
pre-history: anytime before we had writing history: the time in which we have writing |
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How do we know history is accurate? |
It is only accurate as it was recorded. It is subject to bias.
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What is a legacy? |
Something monumental (good or bad) that someone leaves behind when they die |
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What is legacy in history? |
Legacy contributes to history because others can carry on a legacy. Ex. A mathematical finding or principal is usually carried on. |
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Examples of legacies: |
1. Bombardier- snowmobile 2. Ted Rogers- Rogers 3. Nellie Mclung- famous five/voting/feminism |
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Mesopotamia |
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How big were the houses? |
35m-70m |
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How was Mesopotamia view of floods different from Egyptian views? |
Egyptians saw floods as a blessing and in Mesopotamia they thought it was a punishment from Gods. |
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What two rivers was MP build between? |
Tigris and Euphrates |
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What did the kings and priests do inside of the Ziggurat? |
Offered harvest and treasures and prayed for prosperity and fruitfulness. |
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What liquid did the Sumerians invent? |
Beer |
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Trades of MP? |
Grain, oils and textiles |
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What was in the centre of the city? |
Ziggurat |
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What was the city of Ur surrounded by? |
City wall |
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Robe of the scribe in Ur? |
Take notes/helped in government |
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Who were the Sumerians? |
The first people to migrate to Mesopotamia |
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What were the clothes made from in Ur? |
Lamb skin |
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Houses in Ur were built from? |
Mud bricks that dried in the sun |
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Who built Ur? |
Ur-Nammu |
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ANCIENT GREECE |
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Who were the Mycenaeans? |
The Mycenaeans were the first Greeks, that spoke the Greek language |
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Mycenaeans time period? |
The Mycenaean civilization thrived between 1650 and 1200 BC |
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Before the Mycenaeans? |
The Mycenaeans were influenced by the earlier Minoan civilization, located on the island of Crete |
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Who were the Minoans? |
Association of Greece and Crete |
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Time period of the Minoans? |
2000BCE and 1450BCE |
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Where did the information about the Minoans come from? |
Came from the Greek historians Thucydides |
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Ending of the Minoans? |
Sometime around 1450BCE the palaces were destroyed -possibilities of the downfall included a volcano eruption or invaders from the Greek mainland |
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Peloponnesian War |
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Peloponnesian info |
Classical Greece development because of contacts with the Egyptian and Persians that inspired a blossoming in arts and sciences |
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Delian League info |
- Formed in 478 BCE and provided protection against further attacks from Persians
- Members contributed ships and money as a defence - Rules includes: not being able to withdraw without consent from everyone |
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Who/what was Sparta? |
- A rival of Athens - Principal polis of Laconia in the Peloponnese and the greatest of Delian city-states - First polis to keep a standing army - |
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What are somethings Sparta did? |
- They had remained an agricultural state, leaving commercial ventures to other cities - Sparta expanded its power and holdings in the Peloponnese - 7th century BCE (after two long wars) they managed to conquer the Mesenians - Middle of the 6th century BCE Sparta dominated most of the Peloponnese |
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What are somethings Sparta didn't do? |
- Took no part in the colonization movement between 800 and 550 BCE |
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What did Sparta look like? |
- Un-walled |
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Tension Increase |
- Two rival city-states increased when Athens trie to expand its empire in central Greece threatening Sparta's power - Athens even blocked some trading ports - States within Delian League that opposed this oppression, resented Athenian interference in their affairs - Asked Sparta for help |
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What was the result of the outbreak between Sparta and Athens? |
Peloponnesian War (431 BCE) |
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How long was the war? |
27 years |
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List something things that Athens had? |
- Powerful navy - Enough wealth to mount a strong attach - A strong leader |
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List something things that Sparta had? |
- Formidable land army and disciplined soldiers - Plan of attack |
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What was the Athenian plan for war? (Pericles) |
- Strong walls as protection (resulted in poor hygiene and sanitations) - Supplied the city with food - |
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What was the downside of the wall? |
- Resulted in poor hygiene and sanitations, and caused a plague sweep and killed about 1/3 of the population - Pericles also got the plague and died |
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What did Sparta do? |
- Spartans marched their army into Attica, burning farms, and villages |
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When was the truce? |
421 BCE |
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What was the Sicilian Campaign? |
- Started fighting again and wanted control - Athens wanted to take over Syracuse - Syracuse was closely aligned with Corinth (enemy of Athens) - City's defeat would allow Athens to conquer the entire land of Sicily more easily - Athens were defeated in Syracuse harbour and forced to surrender - Spartans decided to take over Athens |
