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History of Civ 101
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Undergraduate 1
10/09/2016

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monarchy
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rule by one
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Council of Elders & Assembly
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advised the Greek monarch
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aristocracy
Definition
rule by the best
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oligarchy
Definition
rule by the few
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tyranny
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rule by 1 man who has seized power by rebellion & insurrection
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democracy
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rule by the many/ the common people
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helots
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Greek slaves
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Peloponnesian League
Definition
alliance with cities such as Corinth & Megara

formed by Sparta
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Draco
Definition
Athenian leader who made merciless code of law
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Solon
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Athenian leader who repealed harsh laws and implemented many positive reforms
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Court of Areopagus
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group of wealthy Athenians who judicially governed fellow citizens
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Peisistratus
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1st tyrant of Athens
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Cleisthenes
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overthrew 1st tyrant
helped develop Athenian democracy

introduced ostracism
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ostracism
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practice by which citizens could banish someone for 10 years
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Pericles
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brought Athenian democracy to fullest measure
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representative democracy
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citizens elect a few men to represent them in government
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direct democracy
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citizens made big decisions of government themselves
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Golden Age of Greece
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age of Pericles
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Delian League
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made in Athens to help with the trouble with the Persians
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431-404 BC
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time of Peloponnesian War
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Philip II
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tried to assume control of all Greece, but was assassinated
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Alexander the Great
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killed his father to gain control of Greece and start conquest of Persia
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334 BC
Definition
when Alexander the Great crossed the Hellespont to overtake an empire
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spread of Greek culture
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Alexander the Great's most lasting contribution to world history


helped prepare the world for the coming of Jesus Christ
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Ipsus
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battle that split Alexander's empire among four generals who claimed to be kings
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700 BC-338 BC
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Hellenistic Age
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Protagoras
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humanistic philosopher who claimed that "Man is the measure of all things."
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pedagogue
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well-educated slave who taught young Greeks
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Parthenon
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greatest Athenian temple, dedicated to Athena
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Herodotus
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Greek "Father of History"
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Homer
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1st Greek poet
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Aesop
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legendary Greek writer who introduced fables to literature
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fable
Definition
brief story used to teach a moral
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Sophocles
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wrote two of the greatest tragedies (Oedipus Rex and Antigone)
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Aristophanes
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famous comic dramatist who satirized Athenian life
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