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10/06/2013

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Sir Arthur Evans
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Founded Knossos (Crete) and developed Minoan Civilizations.
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Crete
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A civilization grew from farmers and fishermen become merchants. Mythical king, Minos. Had writing and hierarchy, people held power.
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Polis
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Translated as city-state. It was the basic political and institutional unit of ancient Greece.
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Monarchy
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Most common type of government in ancient Greece.
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Tyranny
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Rule by one man who took over the government, generally by using his wealth to gain a political following.
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Heinrich Schliemann
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Discovered the site of Mycenae. Discovered the circular burial ground where the Mask of Agamemnon was found.
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Mycenean Civilization
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The mainland of Greece. Mycenae is the biggest city so all other cities are clumped under its name.
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Homer's Ilian and Odessey (Troy)
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A story of collected poems that were said orally. The Iliad is about a war and the Odyssey is about one of the heroes of the war. The war took place in Troy.
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The Dark Age
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Period of poverty and disruption (1100-800 BCE).
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Hellas
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Term the Greeks call their land.
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Minoan Civilization
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On the island of Crete.
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Acropolis
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Usually elevated are where the people erected temples, altars, public monuments, and various dedications to the gods of polis.
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Oligarchy
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A type of Greek government in which a small group of wealthy citizens, ruled.
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Democracy
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A type of Greek government in which all citizens administered the workings of the government.
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Hoplites
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Heavily armed citizens who served as infantrymen and fought to defend the polis.
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Metics
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Athenian non-citizen residents. Did not kick people out when they came.
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Spartiates
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Spartan citizens and families.
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Helots
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Spartan servants.
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The Archaic Age
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The spread of Greece and the rise of Sparta and Athens (800-500 BCE).
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Herodotus
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THe Father of HIstory. Traveled the Greek world to piece together the course of the Persian wars.
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Persian Wars
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The Persians wanted the Greeks land. (499-479 BCE). In 480 the Persians invaded Greece and were there for about a month before the Greeks overruled them and won in 479.
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Thucydides
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An Athenian general in the Peloponnesian War, but was defeated early on.
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Peloponnesian War
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Sparta vs Athens. (431-404 BCE). Athens gained power after the Persian War and drove Sparta away. In 404 Athens surrendered and Sparta stripped them of their empire but did not destroy the city.
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Hegemony
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Influence or control over another country or group of people.
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Delian League
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A grand naval alliance created by the Athenians aimed at liberating Ionia from Persian rule.
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Pericles
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Leader of Athens during the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.
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Mystery Religions
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Individual families would worship various deities from their home which became known as this.
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Darius the Great
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Ruled Persia from 522-486 BCE. Defeated by Greeks.
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Xerxes of Persia
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Led the Persians to invade Greek in 480. Ruled Persia from 486-465 BCE. Defeated by Greeks.
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Euripides
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Writer who explored inner conflicts. Believed people were more important than gods. Wrote "The Trojan Women".
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Plato's Republic
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Idea of utopia.
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Aristotle's Politics
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Believed everything had a purpose. His interests embraced logic, ethics, natural science, physics, politics, poetry, and art.
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Socrates
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His ideas are known through the works of others. Applied philosophy to politics and people. Questioned Athenian traditions.
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Philip II
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Ruler of Macedonia. Gradually took control of Greek city-states. Turned against Persia and was killed by an assassin. Father of Alexander the Great.
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Alexander the Great
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Took over after his dad died and conquered the entire Persian Empire and many territories east of Persia. Also founded new cities which were a mix of local populations and Greeks. Named new cities after himself, ex. Alexandria.
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Battle of Issus
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Second big battle led by Alexander. Occurred in 333.
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Hellenistic Kingdoms
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These cities resembled modern cities. These kingdoms were never unified in language, customs, and thought.
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Heliocentric theory of the Universe
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The earth and planets revolve around the sun.
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Hippocrates and the "Sacred Disease"
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Often called the father of western medicine. Sought natural explanations for diseases.
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Pythagoras' Theorem
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A squared plus b squared equals c squared.
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Epicureanism
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A Greek system of philosophy founded on the teachings of Epicurus that viewed a life of contentment, free from fear and suffering, as the greatest good.
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Stoicism
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THe most popular of Hellenistic philosophies, it considered nature and expression of divine will and held that people can be happy only when living in accordance with nature.
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