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| Minoan Civilization reached its height when? | 1750 - 1500 BC |
| What was the success of the Minoans based on? | Trade |
| Define Shrines | Areas dedicated to honor the Gods and Goddesses |
| Define Frescoes | Watercolor paintings done with plaster |
| When did the Minoan civilization vanish? | 1400 BC |
| Define Straights | Narrow water passages |
| Who were the Mycenae? | Indo-European sea traders |
| Which two literary works did Homer write? | Illiad and the Odyssey |
| Who was Heinrich Schlieman? | Proved the legend of the Trojan war was actually fact |
| What is Peloponnesus? | Southern part of Greece |
| Who was Solon? | A leader that outlawed debt slavery and introduced economic reforms. |
| Who was Cleisthenes? | A reformer that set up the Council of 500 which prepared laws for the assembly and supervised day to day work of the Government |
| What was Polis? | City State in ancient Greece. |
| What was Acropolis? | The highest most fortifies point within a city state |
| What is a Monarchy? | Government in which a king or queen exercises central power. |
| What is Oligarchy? | Goverment in which ruling power belongs to a few people |
| What is a Phalanx? | A massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers |
| What is Helot? | A member of a class of state-owned slaves in ancient Sparta |
| What is Democracy? | Government in which the people hold ruling power. |
| What is a Legislature? | Law making body. |
| What is a Tyrant? | A ruler who gained power by force |
| How did the Phalax affect Grrek society and Government? | By reducing class differences |
| What was education for Spartan children? | Boys began training in the military at the age of 7. Girls needed to strenghten their bodies to be able to produce healthy soons for the army. |
| How was education for the children of Athens? | Boys attended schools and became skilled public speakers. |
| What is an alliance? | A formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one anothers defense |
| What is a direct democracy? | A large number of citizens take part in the day-to-day affairs of the Government |
| What is a Stipend? | Fixed salary |
| What is ostracism? | The process of banishing a public figure that they saw as a threat to their democracy. |
| Describe two effects of the Persian wars. | Athens became the most powerful city-state. Greek city-states formed the Delian league under Athenian leadership |
| How did Pericles contribute to Athenian greatness? | He extended democracy to common people, encouraged building of temples and statues, increased general prosperity and fostered the arts. |
| Who was Socrates? | Athenian stonemaker and philosopher |
| Who was Aristotle? | Plato's most famous student. Developed own ideas about Government. |
| What is the Parthenon? | A temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena |
| Who were Sophocles and Euripides? | Playwrights |
| Who was Herodotus? | "The Father of History" |
| What did Thucydides write about? | The Peloponnesian War |
| What is logic? | Rational Thinking |
| What is rhetoric? | The art of skillful speaking |
| What is a tragedy? | Play that tell stories of human suffering. |
| What is a comedy? | Humorous plays that mocked people or customs |
| Why did Plato reject democracy? | Because it had condemmed Socrates |
| What is Stoicism? | High moral standards. All people are morally equal because all people have the power of reason |
| What is heliocentric? | sun centered |
| Who was Hippocrates? | Doctor who set ethical standards for doctors. |
