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History
Undergraduate 2
09/23/2014

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Greece during the Dark Ages
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(12th-8th century)
-writing fell into disuse, so little is known about the period
-iron tools and weapons came into use
-warrior-kings ruled over numerous small states
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the rise of the greek polis
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(in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE)
-due to the revival of trade and the adoption of the alphabet
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the organization of Sparta
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(in the 5th century BCE)
-the majority of the population of Sparta were unfree farm laborers
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Sparta's forgein relations
Definition
they avoided conflicts with other states by not engaging in foreign trade.
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The Persian War
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(490-479 BCE)
resulted in rivalry between Athens and Sparta, which led to the Peloponnesian War
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The Peloponnesian War
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(431-404BCE)
-resulted in the city-states of Greece entering a period of civil strife and continuous warfare
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Athenian life
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(in the 5th century BCE)
-simple ways of living
-dependence on slavery
-respect for intellectual endeavor
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Socrates
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(469-399 BCE)
-in order to find the truth, it was necessary first to examine assumptions and to define words
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Plato
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(429-349 BCE)
-truth was to be found in a spiritual realm of eternal forms or ideas that only the mind could grasp
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Aristotle
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(384-323 BCE)
-the systematic investigation of tangible things could yield full comprehension of nature and its plan
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Herodotus
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called "the father of history": he inquired into the human factors that determined events
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ancient greek playwrights
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-aeschylus
-sophocles
-euripides
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ancient greek theater
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-all roles, including those of females,, were played by males
-all actors wore masks
-the words of the actors were chanted, not spoken
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the legacy of ancient greece
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-differed from the older civilizations of Asia and Egypt in the absence of rulers and priests opposed to free speculation and observation
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the nature of the hellenistic civilization
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greek-like, composed of both greek and asian elements
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