Set: West Civ:The Greeks

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Minoans settlers who reach Crete, masters of trade, power to women, culture:bull is sacred
Linear A has not been translated
Linear B Translated, used during the time of MInos
Knossos Minoan Palace, decked out with jewels and frescos (plumbing, heat)
Minoan women powerful and respected, the greatest god was mother earth
Minoan Culture open market, bull fighting, frescos, bull is sacred
Minotaur the myth of the minotaur was that Theseus is chosen to get eated by the half man half bull minotaur he falls in love with the princess of king minos who owned the minotaur and she gave him string to make a path out of the labyrinth where the minotaur lived.
Theseus the guy in the myth of the Minotaur
Minos the king in the myth of the minotaur. greatest king of the minoans ever
Thucydides Wrote history of the Peloponnesian war without bias
Mycenae influenced greatly by the minoans, settld in the south of greece. dominant city of all the geek states
lions gate the first and largest arch in Mycenae, it was the first to use the keystone
acropolis "the city at the top of the hill" place where high priest and king lived. it was for defense.
Agamemnon king of Mycenae destroyed troy during the trojan war. Main part of the Orestia
Menelaus Agamemnon's brother, king of Sparta, married to Helen, characted in the Iliad.
Troy city destroyed during the trojan war
Paris stole helen, caused the trojan war, although she went willingly
Hector Achilles killed him and wouldn't give him a proper burial, until he finally returned him to his father. he also killed Achilles' cousin.
Homer poet, wrote the Iliad and the odessey. provided a history for the Greeks
Hesiod Writer from central Greece: Theogeny/ Work and Days
Theogeny Genealogy of the Gods, history of religion- by Hesiod
Dark Age 400 years of no writing under the rule of the Dorians
Dorians mysterious sea peoples that took over Greece for 400 years
Polis city in Greece
Zeus the king of the Gods, (thunder)
Mount Olympus the mountain on which the Gods lived and partied.
Iliad By Homer-the history of the Trojan War with Bias
the Odyssey by Homer- Journey of Odysseus home from the Trojan war.
Achilles strongest soldier in the Trojan war, immortal except for a spot on his heel (ie achilles heel).
Odysseus main character in the Odessey
Sappho From Lesbos, worshipped muses, wrote about love, pleasure, and dancing, she wrote history
Agora marketplace in the Acropolis. center of trade and social life
Hoplites warrior class in ancient Greece
Phalanx the position the Spartans fought in. the system was to protect the man next to you
Ephors a group of older men who advised the kings
Draco Wrote laws for Athens- the punishment were extremely strict
Monarchy village cheif is the king-"people seek order"
Aristocracy rich people in power, poor people get fed up
Tyranny One person dictatorship
Oligarchy small group of people run the government
Anarchy period between government changes (no government)
Democracy developed by Athens, people rule
Hellots Mycenaen slaves in Sparta
Periokoi Non-Spartan trained Merchants, not citizens
Ecclesia Public assembly, 30 year old male citizen, voted, but not a lot of authority
Consuls Two Spartan Kings that were the head of the military
Gerusia Council of 28 elders, 60 year old male citizens, made all main decisions
Attica Large part of Southern Greece become dominant through trade
Lycurgus Set the basis for society in Sparta: how you're born and raised
Peloponessian League one of the first alliances in history, used to fight Athens.
Solon member of the areopagus, cancelled debt slavery, decided that everyone could only grow olives, created middle class by allowing the artisans to be citizens
Pisisstratus "the tyrant" popular military leader from the highlands Attica. organizes an army from poor frmers, loved by lower class-gave land to people, built temples
Hippias son of pisisstratus, his brother is killed so his was an angry tyrant, so he expels some of the upper class, including Clysthenes
Cleisthenes goes to Delphi, rebuilds temple of Apollo, establishes demokratzia
Stategoi 10 generals to rule to army and navy, they can be ostracized
ostracism every year you could vote to remove someone if you thought they were becoming too powerful- they'd be removed from Athens for 10 years with 6,000 votes
Sparta a militaristic dominated powerful city state in greece
Leonidas king of Sparta during the Persian War. (Spartan 300)
Battle of Marathon Persian land at Marathon and Pheidipedies runs from Athens to Sparta and the Spartans say no, and when he goes back to Athens they have won when he goes to Sprta to tell them he says NIKE and dies.
Darius Persian King who began the Persian War by attacking the Athenians
Xerxes son of Darius who continued the Persian wars
Themistocles convinces Athens to produce trimeres (ships with the levels of oars)
Thermopolae Spartan 300 story- the Spartan 300 hold the Persians at Thermopolae for 3 days without help)
Delian League new league made (naval) after the Spartans drop out of the war and the Persians are deafeated
Pericles Athenian general. first citizen of Athens, rebuilt the Acropolis
Peloponessian War Athens vs Sparta, Sparta won but didn't do anything to Athens
Melian Dialogue Athenians think they're the best and go to Melos where the ask if they can take over, after they refus they kill every man and take the women/children as slaves
Alcibiates the traitor of the Athenians, he taught the Spartans how the Athenians fight
Nicias Peace of Nicias, a shaky truce between Sparta and Athens for years
Ephialtes Traitor of the Spartans, he showed the Persians a goat trial to defeat the Spartan 300.

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Terms 70
Creator molliej
Created January 21, 2008
Group CHS 10th Grade Midterm
Tags western, west, terms, midterm, key, janke, history, greeks, greek, greece, civilization, civ
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  1. Hector → Achilles killed him and wouldn't give him a proper burial, until he finally returned him to his father. he also killed Achilles' cousin. - 6 misses
  2. Mycenae → influenced greatly by the minoans, settld in the south of greece. dominant city of all the geek states - 5 misses
  3. Theogeny → Genealogy of the Gods, history of religion- by Hesiod - 5 misses
  4. Peloponessian War → Athens vs Sparta, Sparta won but didn't do anything to Athens - 5 misses
  5. Minoan women → powerful and respected, the greatest god was mother earth - 4 misses
  6. Menelaus → Agamemnon's brother, king of Sparta, married to Helen, characted in the Iliad. - 4 misses
  7. Polis → city in Greece - 4 misses