Early Greek World
The Minoan civilization began where?
Crete
Greeks usually built their cities on the foot of a hill, while a ________ is at the top as a place for retreating in case they were attacked
Acropolis (Fortress)
(Remember, polis is a city)
The Greek colonies the Persians conquered in Asia Minor began a rebellion that was supported by __________. This led them to invade Greece
Athens
Alaxander's teacher was __________, who instilled in him the love of Greek Culture that he would later spread throughout his conquests
Aristole
Because of the spread of Greek culture in Asia from Alexander's conquests, the mixing of Greek and local cultures became known as ___________
Hellenistic (like the Greek)
This group of people were militaristic, where rival kings fought constantly and they expanded trade through piracy, and colonization
Mycenae
When Athens was ran by an oligarchy, power was vested to nobles with the chief magistrate called what
Archon
Darius I led the first invasion of Greece at the battle of Marathon. Why did the Persians lose to the Greeks?
Persians could not use their calvary on the beaches, forced them to hand-to-hand combat. They were no match to the Greeks physical strength
What was the reason for Philip II (before he was assassinated) & Alexander wanting to invade Persia?
To get Revenge for their invasion of Greece
Definition: THe formal study of human thought and and culture
Humanities
The biggest commercial rival of the Mycenae was a city-state where they famously went to a 10 year long war with
Troy
This man led Athens from an oligarchy towards democracy by instituting reforms to help the common man
Solon
After Athens was burned down and the Athenian retreated to a nearby island, Themistocles made a trap for Xerxes to lure him into a great naval battle where Persians lost most of their ships and land forces. What is that battle?
Battle of Salamis Bay
Once Alexander's army refused to go any further, Alexander made his way back to Babylon, where he died from
A fever
Thales of Miletus is known as ______________
The Father of Philosophy
Our knowlege of the Greek Dark Ages come from the writing of this man
Homer (The Illiad and Odyssey)
The Peloponnesian League, lead by Sparta, was a collection of city-states designed to protect against foreign invasion and prevent tyranny and democracy. To do this Sparta used force or intimidation to establish ________ in these city-states.
Oligarchy
Once the Persians were finally driven out of Greece, it paved the for the _________ ________ of Greece. This period contained huge advancements in government arts, sciences, philosophy, and mathematics.
Golden Age of Greece
Pericles was the most influential leader during this time, and created democracy as we know it
In the 15 years Alexander spent on his global conquests, his empire streached from Greece, to Egypt, all the way East to the __________ River
Indus River
Fun Fact: Alexander never lost a battle
Who thought that too much freedom and liberty often leads to anarchy
Plato
The Greek Gods were usually anthropomorphic, meaning having _____________
The Council of 400, gave what to all sections of Athens
Representation
With Athens leading the Delian League, Sparta felt that Athens was becoming too powerful commercially and politically. This led to what war?
Peloponnesian War
After Alexander's death, his empire was divided up to three generals who created their own dynasties:
Antigonid in Macedonia & Greece
Seleucid in Syria & Persia
__________ in Egypt
Ptolemy
Euclid is the Father of Geometry, where is textbook, __________, is still used as the basis for geometry textbooks today.
Elements