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AC Ancient Greek
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Minoan Civilization | name came from King Minos monarchy government Knossos palace was center of community used bronze tools had flushable toilets and running water people lived in towns and villages mostly cultivated olives and grapes they traded near Egypt |
| Mycenaean Civilization | The Mycenaeans forced the decline of the Minoan Civilization they were warlike people they built strong fortified walls palace was center of government used bronze weapons cultivated olives and grapes traded jars of oil and wine Linear B script |
| monarchy | when the ruling power is in the hands of a single person |
| oligarchy | when the ruling power is in the hands of a few people |
| tyranny | when the ruling power is in the hands of a person who has seized control |
| democracy | when the ruling power is in the hands of the people |
| Dark Age | the Dorians invade |
| democracy | when the ruling power is in the hands of the people |
| Dark Age | the Dorians invade and the cities economically decline population shrinks and writing disappears trade declines palaces are abandoned people cultivate only for them and their family for survival oligarchy government |
| Archaic Period | villages join together to form cities most important city states: Athens, Sparta, Thebes the first Olympic games were held in 776 BC Mount Olympus in honor of Zeus-only men could compete |
| agora | a Greek marketplace |
| Homer | wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey, two of the most famous Greek epics |
| Draco | he organized laws by putting them in a written code that let people know the laws and punishments. tried to make reforms |
| Solon | he proposes democratic reforms and becomes an important leader in Athens in 594 BCE |
| Cleisthenes | he reforms Solon's democracy even further |
| Lycurgus | brings laws to Sparta and creates an oligarchy and social structure |
| The Golden Age of Athens pt 1 | begins with the Persian-Greco Wars - the Greeks won the battle there was a battle at Thermopylae where the Spartans fought very hard but lost The Persians fought a bloody battle with the Navy at Salamis and won Athens becomes a leading city |
| The Golden Age of Athens pt 2 | The Athenians rebuild their city and enter the Golden Age under Pericles who furthers democratic reform the Parthenon is built Pericles United the city states in a defensive league called the Delian League |
| The Golden Age of Athens pt 3 | achievements were made in art and learning The Athenians built strong walls around Athens in case of another invasion In 431 BCE The Peloponnesian War broke out and after 27 years, the Spartans win and become a leading power |
| Hellenistic Period pt 1 | Greek city-states fight amongst themselves achievements in art, science, and philosophy - it was a time of philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle 338 BCE King Philip conquered most of Greece he was murdered when trying to attack Persiax |
| Hellenistic Period pt 2 | his son Alexander became king at only 20 years old Aristotle tutored him on public speaking, literature and science |
| Socrates | he searched for truth rather then winning arguments. he asked a LOT of questions which drove people crazy and mad |
| Plato | a student of Socrates who founded the Academy of Athens to research about philosophy and math he wrote a book called "The Republic" |
| Aristotle | he went to Plato's academy but he and Plato disagreed a lot invented science and the rules of thinking he wrote a book called "The Politics" |
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