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AP World History
Valhalla High School Bentley AP World Ch. 10
| Term | Definition | Significance | Unit | Time Period | Chapter | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigod Empire | Smallest of the Hellenistic Empires. In the realm of Greece and Macedon. Tension between Antigod rulers and Greek cities. Poleis made bargains saying they would recognize their rule in exchange for tax relief and local autonomy. | Yet cities like Athens and Corinth flourished during the Hellenistic era as enormous volumes of trade passed through their ports. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece and Macedon |
| Skeptics | Most popular Hellenistic philosophies. Refused to take strong positions on political, moral, and social issures because they doubted the possibility of certain knowledge. | Rather than engage in fruitless disputes, they sought equanimity and left conscious issues for others. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece |
| Aristotle | Distrusted the theory of Forms and Ideas by Plato. Believed philosophers could rely on thier senses could provide accurate information about the world. | Epual to Plato's work in long term influence. Provided a powerful intellectual framework that shaped thought about the world and human affairs for two thousand years. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece |
| Sappho | Most famous poet active in 600b.c.e. Taught many young women in music and literature. Charged with homosexuality and fell under a moral cloud and only some of her poetry existed | Few women earned reputations for literacy talent and she was one of them. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | (blank) |
| Ptolemiac | Wealthiest of the Hellenistic Empires. Maintained irrigation on networks and monitored cultivation of crops and payments of taxes. Royal monopoliesover textiles, salt mines, and brewing of beer. | Greek and Macedonian did not interfere with Egyptian society which was a key factor in why they prospered. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Egypt |
| Darius, Xerxes | Darius sent and army and a fleet to attack Athens. At Battle of Marathon the Greeks defeated the Persian Army then raced back to Athens to fight off the Persian fleet. Xerxes went to avange the Persia losses and burnt down Athens, but were driven out. | After Xerxes's reign, the Persians Faced domestic problems that prevented them from undertaking foreign adventures. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece |
| Tyrant | An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions and usually takes power in a forceful or violent way. | Many societies in Classical Greece were tyranies, but they were not necessarily oppresive. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | All of Mediterranean |
| Minoan | Major City was Knosses, which was where the most cultural artifacts come from. Undeciphered Syllabic. Declined by natural disasters | It had a mojor influence on the Mycenaean culture | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Meditterranean(Island of Crete) |
| Peloponesian War | Civil war in Greece of Athens verses Sparta in (431-404b.c.e.) Athens forced to surrender, but there was continued conflict betweem Sparta and the other poleis. | At the end of war there was a political vaccuum left and Alexander the Great took ahold of that vaccuum. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece |
| Epicureans | Philosophers who taught that pleasure, which was quiet satisfaction, was the greatest good. | The pleasure gave them a state of quiet satisfaction that would shield them from the pressures of the Hellenistic world. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece |
| Alexandria | Capital of the Ptolemaic empire, situated at the mouth of the Nile River | Home of the famous Alexandria Museum and Alexandria Library | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Egypt |
| Delian League | Poleis create Delian League to forestall more Persian attacks. Led by Athens, which provided the military support while the other poleis provided financial support. | A lot of money was brought into Athens to fuel the Delian League, but since they were not attcked Athens kept the money and grew financially. | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece |
| Solon | Forged a compromise between the classes. Allowed the aristocrats to keep large landholdings but forgave debts and banned debt slavery. | Allowed for peace amoung classes | Unit 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | Chapter 10 | Greece |
| Alexander of Macedon | "the Great" son of Phillip II. Rapid expansion through the mediterraneam basin. Invasion of Persia successful. Turned back on India when exhasted troops mutinied | Expanded Greece to its fullest potential. | 1 | 500b.c.e.- 500c.e. | 10 | Greece |
| Antigonius | One of Alexanders generals who took control of Greece and Mecedon | Antigonid successores ruled until the Romans established their authority in the eastern Mediterranean during the second cenury B.C.E. | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Pericles | Most popular Athenian leader from 461 B.C.E. to 429 B.C.E who led Athens to become the most sophisticated of the poleis | The high tide of Athenian democracy came under the leadership of the statesman Pericles | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Polis | City-state, originally referred to a citadel or fortified sire that offered refuge for local communities during times of war and other emergencies | Attracted increasing populations and became lively commercial centers, which greatly extended authority | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| King Minos and Minoans | A sophisticated society that arose on the island of Crete and was named after Minos, a legendary king of Ancient Crete | Inhabitants of the Minoan society built a series of lavish palaces throughout the island, most notably the enormous complex at Knosses | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Mycenaeans | Migratory Indo-European peoples who came over the Balkans and into the Greek peninsula in 2200 B.C.E. whos society is known as Mycenaean, after Mycenae, one of their most importnat settlements | Largely over-powered Minoan society and took over Cretan places, adopting Linear A as their language and creating a syllabic script known as Linear B | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Homer | A man who might have never existed, but is known as a historical figure who generated the two epic poems of ancient Greece, the "Illiad" and the "Odyssey" | The epic she composed deeply influenced the development of classical Greek thought and literature | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Seleucus | One of Alexanders generals who took control of the largest portion, the former Achaemenid Empire | His seleucid successores ruled until he Parthians displaced them during the 2nd century B.C.E. | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Socrates | (470-399 B.C.E.) A thoughtful and reflective Athenian driven by a powerful urge to understand human beings and human affairs in all their complexity | The pivotal figure in the development of philosophy | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Plato | (430-347 B.C.E.) Socrates' most zealous disciple who elaborated systematic philosophy of great subtlety | His work allowed Socrates' influences to survive | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Spartan | Population of Sparta who situated in a fertile region of the Peloponneses | Reduced neighboring peoples to the status of "helots", servants of the Spartan state | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Persian Wars | Began with Darius who mounted a campaign against peninsular Greece to punish te Athenians and forestall future interference in Persian affairs | Greeks and Persians fought for more than a century, Greek maintained their independence | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Peloponnesian War | Result of tension between Athens and Sparta, the most powerful of the poleis and principal contenders for hegemony in the Greek world | Spartans forced the Athenians to unconditional surrender | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Hellenistic empires | the three largest states that were divided up among Alexanders generals after his death | Took place in an era when Greek cultural traditions expnded their influence beyond Greece itself | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| Stoics | Hellenistic philosophers who encouraged their followers to lead active, virtuous lives and to aid others | Similar to the Epicureans and Skeptics, they sought ways to bring individuals to a state of inner peace and tranquality | 1 | 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. | 10 | Greece |
| The Illiad and the Odssey | The Illiad was the story of the Trojan war written by Homer. Odyssey recounts the experiances of Odysseus, after the Trojan war. | This was important because it showed the difficulties that Trojan warriors experianced after the Trojan war. | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Greece |
| Linear A and Linear B | A was created by Palace officials in Minoan civilizations, and concsisted of written symbols for syllables rather than letters. B was created by Mycenean society after it was warped from Linear A. | Was a first written language which allowed for records to be kept as well as communities to interact. | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Mioan and Mycenean |
| Olympic Games | A Panhellic festival, atheletes from all around Greece were sent to Olympia to compete in strength, strength and skill. Winners became heroes | Showed a common identity to the ununited society of Greece. | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Greece |
| Ptolemy | Leader of Egypt. | Lead until the fall of the Roman Empire | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Egypt |
| Alexander The Great | Son of Philip of Macedon. Took over as the leader of Greece and Macedonia and eventually took over Palestine, Egypt, Mesopatamia, and the Persian Empire. | Became the beginning of the highest point of sucess. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| Trojan War | War between Greece and Troy | Greece won | Unit 1 | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| Dionysus | The god of wine. Greatly worshipped by woman. | Was the reason for the emotional cult of Dionysus | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Greece |
| Cult Of Dionysus | A cult mainly comprised of women. Was very unruly and rebellious, although eventually calmed down. | Showed how the Greece people used Gods as a way to explain certain events, and not scientfic evidence. | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Greece |
| Macedon | A society north of Greece. Lead by Philip of Macedon. | Philip of Macedon overtook Greece when he became the king of Macedon, which doubled Greece's size. | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Macedon/Greece |
| Selucids | Greek reached its height in the Selucid Empire. Was a huge commercial society of economy and trade. | Important because the language of Greece was spread all the way to Bactria and India, creating a unifying force across a distant lands. | Unit 1 | 500 BCE - 500 CE | 10 | Greece |
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