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History of Civ 101
review for quiz over pp. 62-67
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History
Undergraduate 1
10/06/2016

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Attica & Peloponesus
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2 prominent regions of ancient Greece
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Aegean civilization
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earliest cultures of Europe
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Minoans
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one of the chief Aegean civilizations

located on island of Crete

developed 1st important European civilization after the Flood
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Mycenaeans
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one of chief Aegean civilizations

located on Greek mainland

citizens also called Ionians
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Trojans
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one of chief Aegean civilizations

located along Hellespont
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Minos
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legendary king whose palace was at Knossos
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Dorians
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barbarian invaders who "overwhelmed" Mycenaean culture
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Hellenes
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classical-age Greeks who made "great contributions to Western civilization"
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Homer
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poet who had greatest influence on the thinking of a people



wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey
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heroes
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glorified human beings who had unusual abilities and tremendous bravery
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polis
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in general, a Greek city
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acropolis
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hilltop fortress
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agora
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Greek marketplace
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barbarians
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what Greeks called non-Greek-speaking people

regarded as inferior
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776 BC
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date that the Greek calendar starts

1st year of Olympic games
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Olympiad
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period between Olympics
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Darius I
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Persian king who crushed the Greek revolt
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Greco-Persian Wars
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began when the Persian king sent a naval fleet to Greece
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Thermopylae
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battle spot where Greeks held off Persian invaders for 3 days
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Leonidas
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Spartan leader who led 300 men to delay Persian army
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Themistocles
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Athenian who fought Xerses in naval battle and won
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Battle of Salamis
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1st major naval battle in history
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Battle of Plataea
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battle in which the rest of the Persian army was defeated

defined as "a turning point in world history"
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490 BC
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start of Greek's war against Persia
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479 BC
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Date of final battle against Persia & end of the war
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