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| wrote The Iliad and The Odysee |
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| Wrote The Iliad and The Odysee |
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| another name for a city-state |
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| a marketplace on a hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government |
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| A marketplace on a hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government |
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| government ruled by a single person, the king |
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| A government ruled by a single person, he was the usually called the king |
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| a government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families |
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| a government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families |
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| a government ruled by a few powerful people |
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| a government ruled by a few powerful people |
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| powerful individuals, usually nobles or other wealthy citizens, sometimes seized control of the government by appealing to the common people for support. |
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| powerful individuals, usually nobles or other wealthy citizens, sometimes seized control of the government by appealing to the common people for support. |
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| for the most part, only the _______ received formal education. |
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| sparta was cut of from the rest of greece by the... |
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| sparta was located in the souther part of greece know as the... |
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| located in southern part of greece known as peloponnesus |
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| in 725 bc sparta conquered ________ |
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| when conquered by greece the messenians became... |
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| peasants forced to stay on the land they worked; spartans demanded half of their crops; in 650 BC they revolted against sparts, but, even though outnumber 3-1, managed to take down the revolt |
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| age range for men to stay in the army |
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| replaced bronze in manufacture of weapons, allowing people of all classes to be in the army |
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| where foot-soldiers stood side-by-side holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other |
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| where foot-soldiers stood side-by-side holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other |
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| started in Ionia on the coast of Anatolia. Darius the Great defeated the rebels, even after Athens sent ships and soldiers to the aid of the rebellion. |
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| brought news of persian defeat so that athenians would not give up without a fight; died after running 26 miles to deliver the news |
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| Pheidippides (fy-DIP-uh-DEEZ) |
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| Pheidippides (fy-DIP-uh-DEEZ) |
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| brought news of persian defeat so that athenians would not give up without a fight; died after running 26 miles to deliver the news |
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| assembled enormous invasion force to crush Athens; when at a narrow mountain pass called Thermopylae 7,000 greeks including 300 spartans blocked the way; Greeks stopped the advance for three days; |
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| During persian war _____ convinced Athens to evacuate the city and fight at sea. |
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| During persian war he convinced Athens to evacuate the city and fight at sea. |
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| a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives; important legacy of Periclean Athens |
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| a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives; important legacy of Periclean Athens |
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| classified by a standard of valuing harmony, order, balance, and proportion. |
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| classified by a standard of valuing harmony, order, balance, and proportion. |
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| war fought between Sparta and Athens |
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| war fought between Sparta and Athens |
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| thinkers who based their philosophy on two assumptions: the univers is put together in an orderly way, and subject ot absolute and unchanging laws, and people can understand these laws through logic and reason |
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| thinkers who based their philosophy on two assumptions: the univers is put together in an orderly way, and subject ot absolute and unchanging laws, and people can understand these laws through logic and reason |
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| believed absolute standards exist for truth and justice; encouraged greeks to go farther and question themselves and their moral character; was put to death for "corrupting the youth" and "neglecting the city's gods" |
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| believed absolute standards exist for truth and justice; encouraged greeks to go farther and question themselves and their moral character; was put to death for "corrupting the youth" and "neglecting the city's gods" |
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| student of socrates; wrote "The Republic", which set forth a vision of a perfectly governed society. it was not a democracy lain down, but a society where everyone would fall naturally into one of three groups: farmers and artisans, warriors, and the ruling class. The person with the greatest insight and intellect from the ruling class would be chosen as philosopher-king |
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| student of socrates; wrote "The Republic", which set forth a vision of a perfectly governed society. it was not a democracy lain down, but a society where everyone would fall naturally into one of three groups: farmers and artisans, warriors, and the ruling class. The person with the greatest insight and intellect from the ruling class would be chosen as philosopher-king |
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| questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge. Invented a method for arguing according to rules of logic, later applying this method to problems in the fields of psychology, physics, and biology.His work provides the basis of the scientific method we use today. |
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| questioned the nature of the world and of human belief, thought, and knowledge. Invented a method for arguing according to rules of logic, later applying this method to problems in the fields of psychology, physics, and biology.His work provides the basis of the scientific method we use today. |
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| son of Philip; main goal was to defeat persian empire; didn't accept darius iii's offer of giving him all the land west of the euphrates river; welcomed in Egypt and made pharaoh; troops were loyal to him because he gave them an equal share of treasure every time they defeated someone; died at age 32 from an unknown illness after creating the second largest empire of all time. |
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| son of Philip; main goal was to defeat persian empire; didn't accept darius iii's offer of giving him all the land west of the euphrates river; welcomed in Egypt and made pharaoh; troops were loyal to him because he gave them an equal share of treasure every time they defeated someone; died at age 32 from an unknown illness after creating the second largest empire of all time. |
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| became king of macedonia and took control of greek city-states after Alexander died |
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| became king of macedonia and took control of greek city-states after Alexander died |
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| seized Egypt after bringing the body of Alexander to them to be burried |
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| seized Egypt after bringing the body of Alexander to them to be burried |
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| took most of the old Persian Empire, which became known as the Seleucid kingdom. Rulers here governed with complete power over their subjects. |
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| took most of the old Persian Empire, which became known as the Seleucid kingdom. Rulers here governed with complete power over their subjects. |
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| became foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization |
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| became foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization |
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| had great library, the great lighthouse, and the birthplace of the earliest known steam engine |
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| had great library, the great lighthouse, and the birthplace of the earliest known steam engine |
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| correctly estimated the value of pi |
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| correctly estimated the value of pi |
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| bronze statue standing more than 100 feet high; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
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| bronze statue standing more than 100 feet high; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world |
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