Ancient Greece Flashcards

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Geography's impact on Greece

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Greece is greatly impacted by its geography, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, affecting food supply and trade, and divided by mountains.

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Territories of Ancient Greece

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Peloponnesus (Sparta), Attica (Athens), Boeotia, Thessaly

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Greek City-States

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A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory.

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Acropolis

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The city center for the Athens city-state.

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Athens (1200bc-323bc)

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The largest city-state in Greece.

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Solon's Reforms

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Did change problems with land control and corruption.

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Sparta

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A rival city-state with Athens, governed as a military state.

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The Ionian Greeks were attacked by the Persians, leading to conflict with Athens.

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Conflict origins between Ionian Greeks and Persians.

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In the Battle of Marathon 490 BC, Persians invaded the coast and sent an army to Marathon.

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Details of the Battle of Marathon.

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After the Battle of Marathon, Persia did not attack Greece again for 10 years.

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Aftermath of the Battle of Marathon.