Ancient Greece Flashcards

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What three bodies of water surround Greece

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Ionian, Aegean, & Mediterranean Sea

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In Ancient Athens, who participated in governemnt?

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All adult male citizens

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a form of government meaning "rule by the few."

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Oligarchy

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The Greek "Polis" was the center of political life and could be a...

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village, town, or city.

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What was the military alliance formed by Athens to fight the Persians?

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An Athenian politician and general who tricked the Persian fleet at Salamis.

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Themistocles

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Pheidippides ran 26 miles to Athens to announce the victory over the Persians at this battle.

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Marathon

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Plato suggested this type of government as best for Athens in his work, "The Republic."

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A philosopher-king

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Pericles' plan to win the Peloponnesian war against Sparta had two parts.

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First, the people would hide behind the city's walls. Second, the Athenian Navy would keep the city supplied and fed.

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Sparta demanded two concessions from Athens after the Peloponnesian War ended in 404 BCE.

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1. Athens would tear down its walls and destroy its fleet of ships