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Indo-Europeans, probably conquered Crete.
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Mycenaens
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Reasons:
-Overpopulation *Probably migrated to India* |
Migration in Greece
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Who was the hero in the Iliad?
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Achilles
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What was the importance of the Iliad and the Odyssey?
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It gave the Greeks a sense of being Greek and related to their values.
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a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.
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Acropolis
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a city state in ancient Greece, esp. as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
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Polis
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a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar weapons
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.Phalanx formation
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citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields.
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Hoplites
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prisoners of war, or slaves of the Spartans.
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Helots
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What type of people supported tyranny?
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newly rich merchants
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Strict military, 2 person oligarchy with ephors (culture police).
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Spartan Government
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conquered Athens after the reformer Solon, tyrant.
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Pisistratus
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known for creating the council of 500 and allowing Greek people to participate in government (Demos).
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cleisthenes
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Where did the Persian war start?
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Ionia
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What Greek city-state helped the rebellion of the Greek city-states in Ionia?
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Athens
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What battle did Athens beat Persia at?
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Marathon
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Where did Xerxes invade and Athens lose?
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Thermopylae
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the final battle of the Persian war, the Persians lost this final battle.
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Salamis
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Athens forced other city-states to stay in this defensive league after the Persian war as a way to get money.
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Delian league
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What Greek city-state was the leading center of Greek culture BEFORE Alexanders conquest?
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Athens.
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What two city-states mainly participated on the Peloponnesian war?
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Athens and Sparta.
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What happened to 1/3 of the population in Athens?
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they died from a plague
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What was one of the main affects of the Peloponnesian war?
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It weakened the city-states and left them vulnerable to Macedonian advances.
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Where was the Ptolemy Kingdom?
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Egypt
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Where was the Antigonid Kingdom?
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Macedonia
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Where was the Seleucid Kingdom?
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Inner Asia
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Wrote history of the Persian war
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Herodotis
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wrote history of the Peloponnesian war
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Thucydides
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wrote the Oresteia (theme derived from homer). The theme was reason over evil.
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Aeschylus
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first Greek writer that created realistic characters.
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Euripides
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Mostly political satire
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Greek comedies
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What did Plato's "The Republic" talk about?
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3 classes, maybe a Utopian society.
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Wrote the book "Politics" which talks about the ideal systems of Government monarchy, aristocracy and constitutional government.
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Aristotle
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consisted of rituals and religious festivals, polytheistic, mount Olympus is to be considered where the gods lived.
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Greek religion
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In what city-state is male homosexuality accepted and the economy based on agriculture and trade?
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Athens
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defeated the Southern Greeks at battle of Chaeronea; father of Alexander ("the great")
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Phillip II
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Alexandria
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The center for Hellenistic culture after Alexanders conquest
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Hero (inventor) was known for what?
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steam technology
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do what makes you happy, withdrawal from politics and society.
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Epicureanism
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make yourself happy by participating by participating in Government, politics and society.
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Stoicist
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Mountainous- isolated and not unified
Islands, inlets and harbors- trade and commerce; traded grain with Egypt, exported grapes, olives, olive oil and wine. |
Effects of Geography on Greece:
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temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena
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Parthenon
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During what period was there many advances in mathematics and science?
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The Hellenistic era.
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