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09/29/2012

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Greek Geography
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Primaly surrounded by water--coastal, island. Very mountainous, isolated communities, very independent spirit, colonized all the way to Spain
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Minoan Civ.
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1st greek civ. on the island of crete, bronze age, King Minos founded the civ. Sea empire based on trade, destroyed by the Myceneans.
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Mycenean Civ.
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Indo-Euro pple, collection of monarchies, Mycenea was the strongest, Warriiors who loved being a hero,
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Troy
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Greeks vs Myceneans
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Dark Age Greece (1100-750 BCE)
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< pop and < food prod. Asia Minor,
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Homer
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authour of the Illad and the Odyssey. It was about the Mycenean history--later the Greeks adopting it as their own history. Illiad is about Achilles. Illiad and Odyssey are considered epics and authentic history
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Arete
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excellence benifiting an hero. defending ur friends and family.
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The Polis (City)
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small and atamonus political unit, major political, social, activities take place, both the city and surrounding country side
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Acropolis
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The high meeting point of the city, place of refuge from attack, religous center
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Agora
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Below the Acropolis, marketplace and assembly, open space
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Polis
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community of citizens.
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Had political rights
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for rich men only
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Hoplite
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Infantry soilder, heavily armed-both wearing bronze and leather. sheileds and long spears, short swords on their back
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Phalanx
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a group of Hoplities organzed in a certain formation. highly diciplined. if they didn't break formation, they always won.
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Colonization
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Rich were getting richer and poorer were getting poorer, over pop. devel of trade, Establishment of colonizes. new colon saw themselves indepent 4rm Polis
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Hellenization
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the spread of Greek culture
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Trade and Industry
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They went up
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Export to colonies
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Greece exported to the colonies: wine, olives, olive oil and pottery.
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Import to Greece
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Grain, metal, timbre, fish, slaves
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Tyrants
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took pwr unconsitutionaly, rich pple were tyrants, pwer=wealth. Bulit temples, markets, walls...
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SPARTA
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Southern part of Peloponisa, risen popul--not enough land, sparta conqured neighboring cities. military city state
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Lycurgus
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a man who strictly organzied to control Sparta
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Sparta Boys
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taken @ 7 to be soilders, very harsh diciplined, education in military traning . @20 enrolled in military life until 60
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Sparta Girls
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lived at home, all the pwr in the household, had to be healthy, upheled values and tradition in society
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