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what is the topography of Greece?
Mediterranean and Aegean
What 2 seas surround Greece?
It was not too hot or cold so almost everything was public and outdoors
What was the impact of climate in Greek life?
Dark age
The time in Greek history when there was no writing is known as the…
Homer
The person who is considered the greatest storyteller in the Greek oral tradition is named…
Bravery
The most important aspect of a Greek character is…
A long poem, oral traditions with deads of heroes
What is an epic?
The Illiad
The book by Homer we studied to understand Greeks is called..
Polis
Another name for city-states is…
King and a Queen ruler
What is a monarchy?
Small group of nobles (land-ruling) ruler
What is a aristocracy?
A small powerful group/ own benifit
What is a oligarchy?
Ruling by the people
What is a democracy?
revolting; goverment
Greek city-states were often --- and changing their types of ----
legal code; punishments
Draco wrote down a ---- and instituted harsh ----
4 wealthy groups
Solon divided Athenians into…
Top 3 classes
Solon allowed ---- to hold public office
anyone
Solon ensured --- could bring changes against another citizen who broke the law
500
Cleisthenes took power around -- B.C.E
10 groups based on residency
Cleisthenes divided the Athenians into…
Ekklesia - main body
Boule- council of 500 men
Disasteria- 500 men over 30
Cleisthenes created three branches of the goverment:
Free, adult, male property owners
Who can vote in Cleisthenes’s Athena?
Not everyone is a citizen can vote
What is a limited democracy?
Literature,history,math,music,logic,public speaking and athletics
The sons of wealthy Athenians were educated in..
Be good wifes and mothers
Athenian girls were educated to…
776
The Olympics were first held in --- B.C.E
race; honor gods
The Olympics started as a --- to ---
Heraea
Women had a festival called…
Helots
The Massenians became known as the..
Damos- full assembly and those who are elected
Gerausia- elder council - for life / royal
Ephas- carried out laws, elected gerausia - 2 people rule the military
The Spartan government was made up of these following branches:
Spent traing
The daily life of a Spartan was…
borrects; 7
Spartan boys moved into -- at the age of --
The would march and exercise daily, no matter the weather, wore tunics and no shoes, and slept with out blanket on a hard bench
What would Spartan boys do while training?
Family/ anything else
Service to Sparta is more important than…
the assembly of all city-states
The Delian League was..
Athens
The leader of the Delian League was..
raised the salary of the public office
Percilies --- to ensure everyone could hold public office
a direct citizens rule, no representatives
What is a direct democracy?
Athens
Percialies treated the other members of the Delian Leagues as if they were a part of…
Athena
The Parthenon was created to honor..
A perfect human, expression of serienity, harmony, order, balence proportion. (Women clothed, Men not)
Greek sculptures and art during the golden age or classical age had characteristics of..
Tragedies and comedies
Greeks build the first theaters in the West and peformed..
Anything, mostly crude humor in politics , respected peoples and ideas
The writers of these comedies could write about..
In an analytical approach to history, things repeats which helps to understand the present
What did Thucydides believe?
Sparta declares war on Athens in 431 B.C.E
The Peloponniesian war starts when..
brought into the walls of Athens and given sources through the navy (strong)/ pause strikes
During the Peloponnesian War Atheinas are..
421
There is a short truce in --- B.C.E
404
Athens surrendered in --- B.C.E
“the unexplained life is not worth living”
Socrates stated the following:
70; Corrupting youth and neglecting gods
Socrates is sentenced to death at the age of -- for ---
philosophers
Plato believes a government should be lead by..
Scientific method and logic
Aristotle is responsible for creating the --- and --
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