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Greek Civ.

Unit Vocab (Dieselman)

QuestionAnswer
strait narrow body of water between land masses
Minoan Anything having to with civilization on Crete around 1500 BCE
Mycenae Capital City of the Greeks who conquered TroyAgememnon was the King
Troy War 1300 BC Troy v. Mycenaens. Troy lost b/c of the Trojan Horse
Homer Blind poet. Famous for his versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Iliad Trojan War
The Odyssey Odysseus' long trip back from the Trojan War
polis The city-state. the city and the surrounding farm land
acropolis high city, paid tribute to the Gods with temples (Athens)
monarchy gov't rule by king
aristocracy gov't rule by rich land owners
Oligarchy gov't rule by a few
phalanx massive formation of heavily armored foot soldiers
direct democracy Citizens have a direct role and responsibility in the running of their gov't Democracy = gov't of the people ((Town Meeting in Hingham))
representative democracy gov't run by elected officials
helot a slave in Sparta. the helots outnumbered the citizens of Sparta
Assembly legislative group made of all citizens in Athens
tyrant People who gained power by force. They were not elected. In Athens tyrants made important reforms (Solon, Pisistratus, Cleithenes,
Delian League all the city states united.
trojan war when people hid in a wooden horse so they could get into the city.
how did Greek Geography impact the interactions of Greeks and other people 1. City-States were in separate valleys2. Few roads because of the mountains3. Sea _ was the only way they could trade or communicate4. Rocky poor soil; farms didn't get too big
Conditions that helped launch Athen's Golden Age The Delian League made Athens center of trade.Lots of wealthy merchants and tradersThe Delian league was an alliance of city-states to stop Persian aggression
Socrates Sophist Ethics and logic"the unexamined life is not worth living."399 BC sentenced to death for "corrupting the youth of Athens"
Aristotle laid the ground work for the scientific methodAlexander's tutor
Plato Conversations of Socrates _ Socratic Method* he wrote the Republic, the perfect gov't would be led by a philosopher king.
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