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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polis and effect of having colonies | provided resources (grain, metals, timber) and trade routes, spread Greek culture, addressed overpopulation, and sometimes led to conflicts with other powers like Persia, ultimately fostering a shared Greek identity despite political rivalries |
| Effects of Greek Geography on Greek development | The mountains of Ancient Greece separated people geographically |
| What was Persia trying to do (what was their goal)? | Their goal was to expand its territory. |
| What was the result of the Persian war? | Make sure that Greek ideas would spread across Europe |
| Pericles - Who was he, why is he important? | an influential Greek statesman, general, and orator who led Athens during its Golden Age |
| what was pericles democracy | Where the people vote people into office to rule the government |
| what was Pericles civic duty | elevate Athens through radical democracy, cultural brilliance, and imperial power |
| where is the location of the golden age? | ancient Athens |
| what were the causes of the golden age? | A mix of peace, stability, and economic growth |
| what were some elements of the golden age? | Prosperity, peace, and stability |
| Delian League | an ancient Greek alliance led by Athens to defend against Persia. |
| Why was Sparta against Athens? | they fought for power against Greek city states |
| What was the result of the Peloponnesian war? | Athens' democracy being briefly overthrown, its walls torn down, and a pro-Spartan oligarchy installed, though democracy was later restored |
| what did Socrates study? | The socratic method of inquiry |
| what did Plato study | Founding Western philosophy |
| what did Aristotle study | Logic, science, and philosophy |
| what did Herodotus study | Writing “The Histories” |
| what did Thucydides study | “History of the Peloponnesian war” |
| what did Hippocrates study | Separating medicine from magic |
| what did Pythagoras study | The pathogen theorem |
| what did Homer study | the Odyssey |
| Monarchy | a form of government where a single person, the monarch, serves as the head of state |
| Oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
| Democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
| Athens | a complex mix of pioneering democracy for male citizens, rigid social hierarchy, flourishing arts and philosophy, and a seafaring, trade-based economy reliant on manual labor |
| Sparta | a rigid, militaristic society in ancient Greece centered on extreme discipline, physical strength, and loyalty to the state |
| extent of empire | the vast territorial, population, and power reach of a dominant state over other lands or peoples |
| Cultural Diffusion | . |
| Hellenistic Age | the period in ancient history following Alexander the Great's death, marked by the spread of Greek culture |
| what were the Results of Alexander the Great’s actions | the massive expansion of Greek culture (Hellenism) |
| Persians - Who were they, where were they from? | an Iranian ethnic group indigenous to the Iranian Plateau |