SOcstud more flashie card hehehe hahhhh AAAAAAAAAAA anyway its about greece (Ancient edition)

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Describe the terrain (land) of Greece?

Covered by many mountains that isolated it.

How did the seas play a part for the Greeks?

They were vital links to the world outside which also united the Greek people.

How did the geography, primarily the mountains, play a part in the development of the polis (city-state)?

Mountains were barriers of communication, transportation and interaction, so residents of city-states were loyal to their particular city-state, NOT to overall Greece.

How did the ancient Greeks view themselves in regards to their polis - meaning did they have loyalty to Greece or to their polis (city-state)?

Residents of city-states were loyal to their particular city-state, not to all of Greece.

What civilization existed on the island of Crete?

The Minoans

What is the basic storyline of Theseus and the Minotaur?

Theseus was chosen along with other men and women to fight a big bad monster called the Minotaur which is like half bull half human. Theseus being cool anyway killed the Minotaur and went back home to see his father (his father died uh). Oh yeah also Theseus finds a woman, but doesn’t like her so he abandoned her.

Which civilization developed on the Greek mainland after the Minoans that supposedly conquered the Minoans?

The Mycenaeans

What conflict during the Mycenaean time saw the Greeks battle another city-state across the Aegean Sea?

The Trojan War

What was the legendary and real cause of the Trojan War?

Both sides competed for the vital straits or narrow water passages that connected the Mediterranean from the Black Sea.

Which blind Greek poet is responsible for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Homer

Why did the ancient Greeks believe in a polytheistic faith, just like all the ancient civilizations we studied this year?

They believed every natural force and human activities were controlled by a God.

Who was considered to be the top god of the ancient Greeks?

Zeus

Where did the gods and goddesses supposedly live?

On Mt. Olympus which was the highest mountain in Greece,

What is another name for a city-state in ancient Greece?

Polis

Define an acropolis

Raised center area of a polis that contained governmental and religious buildings.

What is the role of an agora?

The marketplace of the polis - “The Hub” - center for trade, culture, and politics.

What were the requirements for someone to participate in government in the polis?

Male and birthplace (of that particular polis).

Which groups were not allowed to participate in their polis’s government?

Womans, slaves and foreigners.

Discuss the differences between Athens and Sparta – education, lifestyle, women’s rights, key characteristics, military, government. (um is this even a question? I’ll just put it in)

Athens gave no rights to women while Spartans gave some rights. Athens have luxurious lives while Spartans had plain boring lives. Athens had a strong Navy since they were near water while Spartans had a strong Military since they didn’t have access to big bodies of waters and only had mountains. Athens went to the military when they were 18 and stayed there for two years. Spartans were taken at age 7 and at the age of 30 got to get married but still in the barracks. Spartans focused on war and fought to the death.

What is the difference between a hoplite and a phalanx?

A hoplite is the armor on the soldier while Phalanx’s are a battle formation.

Which empire stretched from the outskirts of Greece down through Egypt all the way to India that threatened Greece after the Ionian city-states revolted?

The Persian Empire

What was the conflict between the Greek city-states and Persia called?

The Persian Wars

What were the causes of the Persian Wars?

The Persian Empire tried to take over the mainland of Greece.

Explain the key events of the the Persian Wars – Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis.

The Athens and Persians fought and more Persians died than Athens. But Persians were on their way to the Athens home place thingy so someone had to go back and warn literally everyone and say that the Persians were super bad and got demolished so the people would just surrender. Some guy without clothes did it, like 28 miles and stuff. Then back, then again, then another few miles (just like my morning workouts fr). Thermopylae is just Persians outnumbering Spartans being smart with geography and the sky defying the laws of nature by raining Persian blood (eeeww). Salamis is just Persian ships getting trapped and Greek ships eating them all (AHHHH).

Who was Pheidippides and explain his importance?

Pheidippides was a young runner that ran 26 miles back home to tell the Athens that they won.

What was formed following the Persian Wars to stop future Persian invasion?

The Delian League

Which Greek polis came to dominate Greece following the Persian Wars?

The Athens

What was the conflict between Sparta and Athens called?

The Peloponnesian War

What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War?

Athens started getting to desperate for power and dominated the Delian League, so Anti-Athens started getting mad and Sparta and allies form the Peloponnesian League.

What were the two key events of the Peloponnesian War?

Plague spreads throughout Athen and kills a third of the population which includes the leader. Sparta’s allies, Persia, send their navy and blocks the Athens from trading.

What were the effects of the Peloponnesian Wars? (Next flashcards are extra stuff so flip If you dare)

Athenian power decreases which causes overall Greek to decrease in power. A new power rises which is called, Macedonia.

(EXTRA STARTS HERE) Rocky islands and isolated valleys created by the mountains contributed to ___ (unified or separate, individual) city-states.

Rocky islands and isolated valleys created by the mountains contributed to separate, individual city-states.

Greek people thought of themselves not as Greeks but as residents of a particular ___.

Greek people thought of themselves not as Greeks but as residents of a particular polis.

The ___ around Greece provided a link to the outside world and lands surrounding Greece.

The seas around Greece provided a link to the outside world and lands surrounding Greece.

Excellent harbors and bays of Greece encouraged ___ with parts of the Mediterranean.

Excellent harbors and bays of Greece encouraged trade with parts of the Mediterranean = spread of ideas!!!

The upper, fortified part of a city-state

The upper, fortified part of a city-state = ACROPOLIS

Ancient Greek marketplace

Ancient Greek marketplace = AGORA

Conflict within a country or land between its own citizens.

Conflict within a country or land between its own citizens = CIVIL WAR

The term for a Greek city-state

The term for a Greek city-state = POLIS

On what island did the first Greek civilization called the Minoans arise?

Crete

What was the mythical monster called that Theseus battled in labyrinth (maze) underneath the place city of Knossos?

Minotaur

Which early Greek civilization, which started on the Greek mainland, overran the Minoans?

Mycenaeans

What was the conflict called between the city-state of Troy and the civilization above?

Trojan War

What were the causes of the flashcard before? (Mythical cause)

Gods interfered and there was a beauty contest. Paris then was promised pretty woman, but pretty woman taken so he kidnaps pretty lady Helen. Also very scary.

What were the causes of the flashcard before? (Real cause)

Competition for trade power in the religion.

What is the battle formation of Greek soldiers (hoplites) called?

Phalanx

The cause of the Persian Wars was when the Ionians revolt against the Persians, the Greek city-state of ___ comes to their aid.  The Persian Empire then vows to destroy all the Greece.

The cause of the Persian Wars was when the Ionians revolt against the Persians, the Greek city-state of Athens comes to their aid.  The Persian Empire then vows to destroy all the Greece.

What are the three main battles of the Persian Wars?

Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis

What are the effects of the Persians Wars… ___ becomes the dominant city-state of Greece

Athens becomes the dominant city-state of Greece

What are the effects of the Persians Wars… The city-states of Greece join an alliance called the ___ ___ to stop any future Persian invasion.

The city-states of Greece join an alliance called the Delian League to stop any future Persian invasion.

After the Persian Wars, Greece enters a Golden Age led by Athens. Who was the leader of Athens?

Pericles

Certain city-states of Greece come to dislike Athens because Athens is becoming too powerful and bullying the other city-states. This leads to a conflict between Athens and Sparta was known as…

Peloponnesian Wars

The main effect/result of the conflict above was that ____ greatness ended.

The main effect/result of the conflict above was that Athens greatness ended.

What are the two reasons why the Ancient Greeks, as well as other ancient civilizations developed a polytheistic religion?

Natural forces and human activities

At which location did the 12 Olympian Gods live atop?

Mt. Olympus

TRUE or FALSE - The gods of Olympus were unaging, death never came to them, and they had passions and weaknesses like humans which they had to take fault for and take responsibility.

TRUE

Which god was the top God and why the ancient Olympics were held in honor of?

Zeus

(Causes for Peloponnesian Wars) Athens dominates Delian League - what’s next

Anti-Athenian feelings spread throughout Greece

(Causes for Peloponnesian Wars) Anti-Athenian feelings spread throughout Greece - what’s next

Sparta and allies form the Peloponnesian League

(Causes for Peloponnesian Wars) Sparta and allies form the Peloponnesian League - what’s next to Athens

Plague sweeps through  Athens

(Major events Athens) Plague sweeps through  Athens - what’s next

⅓ of the Athenian population dies

(Major events Athens) ⅓ of the Athenian population dies - what’s next

Athenian leader Pericles killed in the plague

(Major events Athens) Athenian leader Pericles killed in the plague - what’s next to Sparta

Sparta allies itself with Persia

(Major events Sparta) Sparta allies itself with Persia - what’s next

With help from Persian navy, Sparta blockades Athenian ports from getting food/goods

(Major events Sparta) With help from Persian navy, Sparta blockades Athenian ports from getting food/goods - what’s next

Now, Sparta is able to defeat the Athenians

(Major events Sparta) Now, Sparta is able to defeat the Athenians - what’s next to effects

Athenian power decreases

(Effects of Peloponnesian War) Athenian power decreases - what’s next

Overall Greek power decreases

(Effects of Peloponnesian War) Overall Greek power decreases - what’s next

New power rises in the north - Macedonia

(Effects of Peloponnesian War) New power rises in the north - Macedonia - what’s next

yeahh uhh, that’s kinda it. Anyway lot of flashcards yayY!! good job!