Ancient Greece and Rome Flashcards

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Polis

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A city-state in ancient Greece.

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Ancient Greece Geography

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Rocky, mountainous, peninsula with no harbors.

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Hellenistic Culture

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Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian and Indian ideas, as a result of Alexander the Great's Empire.

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Alexander the Great

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Son of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world.

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Athens

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A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta.

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Sparta

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A powerful Greek military polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.

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Romans built an extensive system of

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Roads.

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Contributions of Ancient Greece

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Democracy, philosophy, literature, drama, Olympics, architecture - columns, language (word roots).

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Geography of Ancient Rome

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Peninsula, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Apennines run through the peninsula, Alps are at the top.

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Contributions of ancient Rome

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Republic, spread Christianity, aqueduct, architecture-arches, language (word roots), Roman Numerals.