109 Cards in this Set
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paleolithic
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stone age
old
4,000 to 10,000 bc
hunter gathers
tended to be nomadic
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neolithic
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about 10,000 bc
new stone
development of agriculture
climate changes occur
warmer temp
domestication of animals
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components of a civ
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well established communities
leaders to run the communtites
social classes
dev of spirituality
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Summerians
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1st group
3200-2340 BC
have zigguart in the middle
epic of Gilgemesh
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Akkadians
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Known for being great warriars
Sargon was the "leader"
probably not good in the diplomatic side
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Babylonians
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Defeated Akkadians easily
larger civ
has holy sites
Fewer invasions
has good bureaucratic rulers
has Hammurabi as one of their leaders
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Code of Hammurabi
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universal meaning-all under the same law
centralized the is king is number 1
the state is responsible for everone
permit punshiment due process ofl aw
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bride wealth
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the men pay throught money or wealth to marry the girl
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True or false?
The first intermediate period in Egyptian history, which began around 2200, has been accounted for purely due to external factors like a 150 year drought?
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True
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the new kingdom of Egypt(1567-1085) was the fourth in a long succession of Egyptian kingdoms to focus on conscious imperialism.
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False
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Because of their advanced nautical technologies, historians suspect the Hittie peoples to be descendants of the Sea ppl.
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false
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The hebre ppl were led of slavery in Egypt by moses in the Biblical exodus story.
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True
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Guilds, the ancient near- Easter predecessors to today's unions, were first established by the Assyrians.
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false
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mesopotamians share the Semitic language
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true
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cuneifore is an example of ideograpic writing
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true
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the ka was a contract btw pharaoh and his subject
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false
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the epic of Gilgamesh wase hyksos in t written by th he first intermediate period
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false
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the Egyptians had pretty kinglets and city states because the nature of their geography
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false
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cuneiform
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Mesopotamia's societies writing were called these.
the scribes are ideogram symbols "ideas"
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religion in mesopotamia
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polythesim society
anthropomorphic-shape of a human
had higher gods than other othergods
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egypt
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had indo-european group
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old kingdom
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6700-2200
pyramid were built by ppl who were willing to build
pave roads
believed that the pyramids shape was stairway to heaven
had a 150 yr drought
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pharaoh
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leader in egypt
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nomarch/nomes
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ppl who a re responsbile of certain areas in egypt
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ka
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spirit
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Ma'at
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Pharaoh will continue to rule his ppls through truth, justice and harmony towards his ppl
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2nd intermediate period
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1652-1567
hica adopted all of the egyptians ways
hica bring broze which the egyptians use
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new kingdom
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1567-1085
wide spread slavery
military
imperliasm
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hatshepsut
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1503-1468
female pharaoh
domestic building
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RamseyII
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1279-1213
he lived to be 80-90 yrs old
had over 100 sons
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society and culture in egypt
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women were kind of equal.
however men still held domiancy
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society and culture in mesopotamia
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women were not equal to men.
women were property
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hitties
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2000-1200
Indo European
had council of elders
did not dev their own lang picked up cuniform writing and hieroglyphics.
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Council of elders
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20-30 of elders advise the kings
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protectorate
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near a capital to protect it such as a son to be near but as far also as far away
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vassal
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usually farther aways gives rules to a person as long as the person does not create a war
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Phillistines
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create city states around 1200 BC
Domesticate animals
david and Goliath
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Phonecians
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great sea tech
Ships
Maybe sea ppl?
Invented ABC
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Saul
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1020 BC
Bring 12 tribes together
1020 BC tries to take over Palliestine but
Saul commits suicide bcuz of defeat
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David
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1000-971
Make Jerusalism a political and religious capital when he beats Philistine
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covenant
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agreement btw god and his ppl.
as long as you live by the rules and are loyal to god, you are saved
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YHWH
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creater of all things
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Salam
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Son of david, rules from 1791- 1731
Makes a temple
Ark of a coventa which contains the 10 commandments.
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Guild
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When a member dies ppl would take care of the remaining ppl
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Assyrians
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create large empire around 1700
Bible refers "land bathe in blood"
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assyrians' millitary empire
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more war tech than ppl for as long as 1400 AD
have full armor suits
caterpolt, copper, chariots, archors
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library of ninevah
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22,0000 clay tablets in the Assyrians society. one of which was Hammurabi code. Also the library had Egyptian scrolls
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Medes
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604Took over jerusalum and enslaved imortant ppl.
expert at astronomy and math
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Cyrus the Great
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559
took over Babylon at 550 BC when Chaldeans were there
Frees all the hebrews that were slaves
Rebuilds the hebrew temple
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zoroastianism
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dualism 2 principle gods
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ahuramazda
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good god
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ahriman
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bad god
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satrapy
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is a unit
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satrap
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governor
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Cambyses
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530-522
tries to take egypt in 525
when he dies his sucessor takes over
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Darius
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5220-486
try to complete Cambyses work
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minoans
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were isolated and had no enemies
knwn for large scale trading empire and economic empire
linear A
Indo-european
Lived by the ocean and have lots of dolphins pottery
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Tholos tombs
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Tombs "Beehives" where the Minoans buried grave goods
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Mycenaean
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1600- 1100
linear B writing
located in peloponnese
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Greek Dark ages
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1700-750
not a lot of trade or political
Historian we refer to this because their are few written records on this time
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homer
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writes about the dark ages.
Odyesses
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Archaic Period
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750-500
Forming political and economic period
climate is changing and societies are forming
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polis
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city states that have that have their own laws "tiny countries"
Each polis have a religious structure
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acropolis
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have statues for their god or goddess- polythesim
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agora
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large open spaces
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colonization
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it was vital if everyone aceppted everyone
could be physical, cultural and economic
bring laws, culture
hapooens during the archaic period
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basileus
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king
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gerousia
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council of elders
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ecclesia
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have to born in the polis to be a citizin
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metropolis
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"mother city"
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oikist
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leader
usually merchants who become popular
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tyrants
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power in unconstitutional way
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timocracy
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the money you have the more power
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Sparta
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best military in the Archaic period
Becomes the dominant polis
largest polis
have a military culture
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1st messian war
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735-715
Spartans enslaved messians
agriculture slaves
were chained together by their ankles
were called Helots- state slaves
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2nd messian war
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750-650
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Athens
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have a lot of political problems
have a tyrant named draco during this period 621 BC
pushes athens to civil war
Exhile all the nobles that did not support him
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sixth- partner
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one sixth of their land is theirs
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thetes
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free commoners
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solon
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594 he comes to power
undo everything Draco does
most famous law "Draco law of Debt"
Makes the "Council law of 400"
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Cleisthenes
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508
Wealthy, tyrant
Creates machinery
Takes all of Solon's bodies and increases
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Council of 500
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group chosen by lot and paid for service
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strategoi 10
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can be reelected indefinitely
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Magna graecia
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bigger greece
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ostracism
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vote a name to the council of 500 and each person get a vote to have them leave the polis for life
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persian wars
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499-479
Persians were able to kill most polis because the greeks did not want to unify
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Battle of marathon
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490 bc
Athenians and the Spartans pair up
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Athenian empire
(league)
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Form the Athenian league
Become more imperialistic
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Peloponnese 1st war/2nd
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460-445
both naval and land battle
do have attempt to have peace
2nd
Athenian breaks treaty by attacking mMlox a neutral place.
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herodotus
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farther of history
however consider him bad historian because he makes stuff up.
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thucdides
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scientific history
checked his sources
tells us if he is using questionable sources.
writes about the pwar since he was a commander
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sophocles
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playwriter
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aristophanes
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"lysistrate"
no sex= no war
book/ play
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thales
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looked at eclipses and tides
creduted for making the scientific method
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anaximader
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looked at the universe and said that it was infinite
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sophists
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"sophisticated"
took money from their students to teach them
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socrates
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sun the god
nothing is absolute
spoke to the youth
did not take money
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Aristotle
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384-422
interest was philosophy, as well as cosmolgy
gods did not play any role
scientific method
polis reaches their fullest potential
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Hippocrates
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father of medicine
natural explanation for ilness
did not think the gods did it
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Hellenistic civ
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"greek life"
emulated greek
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Philip II of Macedon
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became king from 359-356
was taken in a raid by Thebes
learned greek and greek culture
see himself as greek and takes the title as "hegemon"-control
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diaspra
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scattering hebrew
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hapiru
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"Hebrew" nomadic tribes
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lycorgan regiman
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political- 2 kings
economic- give lower class land
social- everyone including their kings give their children to the military
spartan
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demos
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people
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house of song
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zoratrism
had two gods
was similar to judaism
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battle of salamis
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480 bc
naval battle
athenian mostly beat it against the persian
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battle of chaeronea
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ends the classical period
336-323
Philip II was paying other greeks to kill their own kind
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delian league
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when all the polis comes together so when the persians comes back to attack them they r ready
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HIST 100: MIDTERM SPRING