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40 Cards in this Set
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Minoans
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Sea faring traders that had a "sea empire", had a peaceful society, and lived on Crete.
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Arthur Evans
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British archaeologist that uncovered the city of Knossos.
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Knossos
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A peaceful city in the Minoan land on Crete that was also the capital.
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Fresco
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Paintings that include putting pigment on plaster. This helps them to last longer.
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Myceneans
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A group of people that traded with stronger peoples and stole from weaker peoples. They came after the Minoans.
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Troy
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The famous city of the Greeks. Also where the Great Trojan Horse idol took place.
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Heinrich Schliemann
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German excavator that followed the works of Homer. Uncovered Troy, Myceanae, and Tyrins.
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Dorians
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A Greek people that sunk into the ocean due to an earthquake an volcanic eruptions.
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Homer
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A great writer in his time. Recorded history and helped H.S. find Troy.
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Iliad
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A poem by Homer that tells about the great battles of Achilles.
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Odyssey
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_________ is essentially the sequel to iliad.
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Epic
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A code of law or behavior.
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Myths
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Unproven stories that are told in Greek times.
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Polis/Poleis
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Another word for city-state
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Acropolis
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A hill with a flat top, such as the one with the Parthenon.
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Agora
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An "open place of assembly" in the Greek city-states.
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Tyrant/Tyranny
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One who gains political power through military power.
A result of this taking place. |
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Athens
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A polis of Greece that is the best known, and had bouts with the Persian Empire and Sparta.
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Draco
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Made harsh legal code in which almost every penalty was death. Eliminated enslavement of Athenians.
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Cleisthenes
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Made Athens a democracy.
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Council of 500
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From the government of Athens- supervised the treasury and foreign affairs. Proposed laws for the assembly to vote on.
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Sparta
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A rough and tough polis north of Athens that had some of the best fighters.
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Council of Elders
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28 citizens and 2 kings. Initiated legislation to be presented to the Assembly.
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Olympics
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A competition of the Greeks at Mt. Olympus to please the gods.
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Helots
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Slaves that were of other regions.
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Hoplites
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A citizen soldier of the Greek city-states.
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Phalanx
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A fighting group that was wide and deep of men. Shields prevented the enemy from infultrating.
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Trireme
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A fighting boat that had two levels of rowers and a level with a metal spike to sink ships.
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Salamis
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Battle when the Greeks used triremes to sink 1/3 of the Persian Empire's fleet.
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Marathon
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The Persians retreated from the phalanx and Pheidippides brings news to Athens. 26 mile run.
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Persian Wars
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When the Persian Empire invaded the city-states of Greece.
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Direct Democracy
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When citizens' of the government votes are counted directly. Rather than having a representative.
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Delian League
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Like the UN of Ancient Greece. Started on Delos but moved to Athens.
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Pericles
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Used money from the Delian League to beautify Athens.
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Aristophanes
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A comic playwrite in the Golden Age of Athens.
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Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
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1. A tragic playwrite that had over 80 plays. 2. Another tragic playwright that wrote over 100 plays. 3. Tragic playwrite that included strong women in his plays.
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Comedy
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A type of play in Athens where they used slapstick comedy and humored society. Like SNL.
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Tragedy
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A type of play in Athens where the main character is tragically flawed.
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Parthenon
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A great temple built by Pericles that used a lot of money from the Delian League.
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Herodotus
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First known historian to organize his materials collectively.
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