History Of Western Civilization Ch. 2

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When was the Cycladic age?

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2500-2000 BC

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When was the Minoan age?

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2000-1600 BC

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When was the Mycenaean age?

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1600-1100 BC

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When was the Dark Age?

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1100-800 BC

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When was the Archaic age?

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800-500 BC

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When was the Classical age?

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500-330 BC

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Who were the Indo-Europeans?

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Nomadic people in Central Asia that started to spread 4000 years ago.

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In regards to the Persians, what was happening during 600-500 BC?

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The Persians were expanding and getting closer to Greece. They conqured Mesopotamia and Egypt.

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When did the Persians run into the Greeks?

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around 500 BC

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What was the first stage of Greek civilization?

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Cyclodic

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Why wasn't the population during the Cyclodic age actually Greek?

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They weren't decended from Indo-Europeans.

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Why is trading such a huge part of Greek culture?

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Because Greece is made up of a bunch of small islands, and each individual island can't provide fully for itself.

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What was the culture like during the Cycladic period?

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there was music, dancing and other arts. They lived in a fixed location, warm climate, certain level of technology but not totally urban. PEACEFUL, NOT URBAN.

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What was the second stage of Greek civilization?

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Minoan

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Where was the Minoan civ located?

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Crete

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Were the Minoans Greek?

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no

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What writing method did they use?

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Linear A

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Can we decifer Linear A?

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no

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What was the culture like during the Minoan period?

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had cities, peaceful, urban. No weapons in graves, no walls

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What was the 3rd stage of Greek civilization?

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Mycenaean

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Were the Mycenaeans Greek?

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yes

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What did they speak/write in?

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Linear B

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What was the Mycenaean culture like?

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cities were fortified so warlike, urban, no arts only business records

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Who was the king of Mycenae?

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Agamebnan

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What did Agamebnan fight in?

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Trojan war

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What started the Trojan war?

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Agamebnan's brother who was the King of Sparta's wife was kidnapped by the prince of Troy.

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How long did the Trojan war last according to The Iliad?

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10 years

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When did Mycenae collaps?

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1100 BC

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What was the 4th stage of Greek civilization?

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Dark Age

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What characterized the Dark age?

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loss of all art forms, everything more primitive, decline in population, a lot of cities abandoned

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Which city continued to function during the Dark Age?

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Athens

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How do we know that cities were abandoned during the Dark Age?

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gravesites had a huge gap where bodies from that time were not present.

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What was the 5th stage of Greek civilization called?

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Archaic Age

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What characterized the Archaic age?

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arts started coming back, less primitive, pottery and weapons got better, population goes up

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How were people writing during the Archaic Age?

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Phoenician alphabet

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Who else was using the Phoenician alphabet during the Archaic Age?

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Lebanon, Israel, Syria

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Why is the phoenician alphabet important?

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Greeks passed it to Romans who passed it to us.

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What was written around 700 BC?

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The Iliad

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How long after the Iliad was the Odysee written?

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50 years

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Why is the Iliad so important?

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it tells us about the culture and gods of ancient Greece

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Who wanted to be Achilles from the Iliad?

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Alexander the Great

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What else happened along with population growth during the Archaic age?

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sending out colonies all over the mediteranean

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During the Archaic age, what other civilization was expanding?

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Persians

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What is a polis?

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city-state. Geographically a city but politcally an independent country

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What happened with the Persians around 500 BC?

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They had conquered a lot of city-states but they rebelled with the help of Athenians

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What happened with the Persians around 490 BC?

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conquered city-states again but now wants to conquer Greece so that rebellion won't occur again.

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How are the Greek and Christian versions of creation different?

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Greek-started from chaos and just happened that earth was born, no real author.
Christian-God is the author, thought out plan

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What was earth called according to the Greeks?

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Gaia--broad bossomed earth who gives birth to everything else.

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What greek goddess was important to Athens and what qualities did she possess?

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Athena-wisdom, justice, warrior goddess

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Who were the Delphic games for?

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Apollo

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Who were the Olympics for?

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Zeus

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Which were the 2 main city-states?

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Athens and Sparta

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Who dominated the city-state?

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the wealthy

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What was the foundation for wealth during Archaic age?

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land

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Who were the soldiers during the Archaic age?

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hoplites - middle/upper middle class

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Why were hoplites of the Archaic age always middle/upper class?

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they had to pay for their own weaponry

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What is a phalanx?

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combat formation

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Who created the political system for Sparta?

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Hergus

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What was Sparta made up of?

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small groups of villages who came together at the end of the Dark Age

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Who were the Mesimians?

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people of the Peloponese area that were conquered by Spartans and uses as slaves after rebelling

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When were the Mesimians conquered by the Spartans?

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700's BC

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What are the 3 classes of people called in Sparta?

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homioi, perioeci, helots

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In Sparta, who were the hemioi?

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equals, full citizenship rights

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In Sparta, who were the perioeci?

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peripherals, free but had no full citizenship rights

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In Sparta, who were the helots?

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slaves, decendants of mesimians

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What role does the government of Sparta have in a newborns life?

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they decide whether it lives or dies.

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What did Spartan boys do from 0-7?

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stayed home with mother

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What did Spartan boys do from 7-13?

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training

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What did Spartan boys do from 13-20?

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serious training

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What did Spartan boys do at 20?

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had to kill a helot in order to join Krypteia

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What did members of the Krypteia do?

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steal and not get caught, harass helots

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at 30, what did a member of Krypteia do?

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if they hadn't wimped out they became an equal or a homioi.

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Who was part of the Spartan congress?

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Homioi (equals)

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What did Spartan men who were homioi status do at 60?

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eligible for gerousia

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What is gerousia?

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supervising counsel of sparta

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What is an Ephor?

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Ran sparta

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Why didn't Sparta have the arts?

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distracting from warfare

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What was money made of in Sparta?

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iron