Ch 4. History Study guide (off the paper)

The Minoans
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The Minoans
From Crete, they were wiped out, possibly by natural disasters???
The Mycenaeans
Participated in Trojan War
Trojan War
Homer wrote Iliad and Odyssey about the Trojan war which is how we know about it. Some true, some possibly not.
Characteristics of Greek city-states
Isolated from one another, they all had an acropolis
Sparta and Athens similarities and differences
Similarities- Same religion, same language
Differences- Sparta- started training at age 7, married at age 20, citizen 30, focused on military, discipline, and fighting. Athens- focused on education, philosophy, government, art, and architecture
gods and goddesses
Zeus- Chief
Poseidon- Sea
Hades- Underworld
Aphrodite- Love
Ares- War
Athena- Wisdom (Athens)
Why did Greece go to war with Persia and what were the outcomes?
Ionians rebelled, the Athenians helped, they burnt down Persia, Persia attacks Athens (Marathon War), Athens won, Persia came back with a stronger force, Athens asked Sparta to help, had the Thermopylae War, Persia won and burnt down Athens, then the Spartans defeated the Persians on water, and the outcome is that the Delian League was formed.
Impact of Pericles on Athens
He started democracy.
Who was involved in the Peloponnesian War and why did they go to war?
Sparta vs. Athens. Sparta won, they also had an alliance with Persia.
Accomplishments of Alexander the Great
conquered the Persian empire and many other land for expansion, created the Hellenistic culture which included Greek, Indian, Persian, and Egyptian.
HomerWrote the Iliad and the OdysseySocratesGreek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youthPlatoWrote the Republic. Rejected democracy.AristotleBelieved kings ruled best, art and architectureHerodotusFather of history, recorded eventsPhilip of MacedoniaAlexander the Great's fatherPythagorasGreek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theoremEratosthenesEarth is round- Accurately found circumference