Set: History Test (Greeks CH 9)

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Peloponnesian War 431-404 B.C.E.
Kimon's appeal kimon's appeal
ostracism banish (an unpopular or too powerful citizen) from a city for five or ten years by popular vote
archon archon
peace with Persia Athens does this in preparation with Sparta
Pericles presiding genius in Athens during high summer of Greek culture
the "first citizen" the "first citizen"
the Parthenonon temple of Athena, built in acropolis of Athens by Pericles
Herodotus published his history in Athens
Sophocles famous greek playwright
Sophists traveling teachers of philosophy and rhetoric
Pheidias built sculpture of the parthenon and olympia
Anaxagoras created the theory that the sun was a ball of molten rock
Socrates a famous greek philosopher
Thucydides wrote history of peloponnesian wars
Melos greek island
plague hits athens twice, killes Pericles
the Sicilian Expidition Athens sends large part of navy to attack sicily (fail miserably)
Eurypides greek playwright
Long Walls walls built around athens, connect athens to piraeus

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Terms 20
Creator greeksunshadow
Created November 7, 2007
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Tags history, greek, amos, lang, ancient, gods, mythology, spartans
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greeksunshadow : Changed The Long Walls → walls built around athens, connect athens to piraeus to Long Walls → walls built around athens, connect athens to piraeus
greeksunshadow : Changed The Peloponnesian War → 431-404 B.C.E. to Peloponnesian War → 431-404 B.C.E.
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