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Greece Facts
for semester 1 exam AP MODERN WORLD
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Poleis | Collection of city-stares e.g. Athens, Sparta, Thebes |
| Geography | mountains and water, poor soil |
| Herodotus | history of Persian War, struggle between freedom and despotism |
| Thucydides | objective facts in history |
| Greek Drama | tragedies themes: hubris fate |
| Socrates | socratic method- always asking question, convicted of corrupting the youth |
| Plato | student of Socrates, questions reality, wrote the republic, we see reflections of reality |
| Aristotle | didn't accept ideal forms, taught alexander the great |
| Women in Greece | looked as emotional and not rations, no political and social life. had important roles : goddesses, oracles. |
| Slaves | many slaves in greece , bread and circus. slave gladiators. |
| Hoplites | soldiers who could afford armor |
| Athens | at first aristocrats then become a democratic city-state. assembly of citizens, democracy for citizens |
| Sparta | military city-state, strong military, helots- member class in Sparta, woman had more authority. |
| Persian War | greeks defeat the persians |
| Peloponnesian war | Sparta/allies vs athens/allies |
| Delian League | become "Athenian League" extract tribute over conquered poleis- ruled with arrogance and violence" |
| Parthenon | temple for the worship the greek gods and Athena |
| Agora | market place, social events happen. |
Created by:
Raquel Talbott
on 2012-01-23