Ancient Greece (Unit b)

What were the two Aegean societies before Greece and what were their influence

The Minoans (naval and mythology), Mycenaean age (military)

What are Greek City states called

polis

What alphabet did the Greek have

Phoenician alphabet

Did all the polis have the same government

No, it could range from monarchy to democracy

What was Sparta known for/accomplishments

They were a military polis that used oligarchy and had helots (slaves)

Who was the famous Athenian leader

Pericles was a famous leader during golden age who expanded Athen, rebuilt Parthenon, and transfer his power to an assembly

What were Athens accomplishment/known for

They had a strong navy, and were well known for their philosophy, arts, and sciences.

Who were the famous philosophers in Athens

Socrates, Plato, then Aristotle

What were woman like in sparta v athen

In sparta they had more rights and even ran the city state, where in athen women were like considered less than men

Aristotle accomplishments

He was the tutor of alexander the great and a student of plato

What were the Persian wars

series of battles between Persia and Greek, it led to the decline of Persia

What was the Delian league

Aliiance of greek city states led by Athens to defend outside forces.

What led to the peloponnesian wars

Athen got greedy and due to one misunderstanding Sparta and Athen began fighting (sparta wins)

Who was Phillip the II

King of Macedon who wanted to conquer all greek city states and parts of asia but was assassinated

What did Alexander do

He defeated the Persians and many other empires, and was a brilliant general

What type of gov did Alexander establish in conquered empires

He let native residents help him rule and he not force greek culture on them

What is Hellenism

It is the blending of greek and other cultures

What is syncretism

The spread of culture/idea/religion and the changing of that into something new (Alexander does this)

What were the Persians known for

Uniting the earliest civilization

What was the cyrus cylinder

A slab delivered to Babylon from Persian with terms of surrendering

Who did Cyrus free

He freed the jews from babylon reign

What were the provinces called in Persia

Satrapies, and they had Satrap which were ppl who made sure the satrapies were being good

What was the royal road

A famous trade road that was military protected by Persia and even had inns and mail service

What city did Darius create that Alexander destoryed

Persepolis

Which persian ruler (s) started the Greco-Persian wars

Darius, he wanted to teach the Greece a lesson

What age was the early Aegean societies

It was the bronze age

What religion did Persians practice

Zoroaster of Zarathustra

what did Alexanders kingdom split into

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the East, and the Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon