SS Midterm Flashcards

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Who was Philip 11?

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In macedonia this king took note and dreamed of taking control of Greece and moving against Persia. After his death his son assumed control over his empire.

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Who was Darius 111?

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A persian king that the victory from Alexander alarmed him. His offer to give up the western third of his empire was rejected. he fled the battlefield 2 to escape Macedonian forces.

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Who was Alexander the Great?

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His accomplishments proclaimed him as this title. After his conquest of Egypt he was welcomed as a god.

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Who was demosthenes?

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Attempted to warn the greeks of philips threats. His warnings posed by foreign armys were ignored by the greeks.

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Who was Euclid?

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He created a geometry text, and he was a highly regarded mathematician.

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Who was Archimedes?

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Scientist of syracuse. He estimated PI and the law of lever.

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What is the colossus of rhodes?

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Largest bronze colored hellenistic statue

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What was their popular language?

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Koine

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What was epicureanism?

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A school that taught that real objects were shown by senses. And also that humans should achieve body and mind harmony.

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Who was aristarchus?

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Estimated the sun was larger than Earth.

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Who was Erathothenes?

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Wanted to find out Earths real size, he was an astromer and mathemitician

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What is the Nike of Samothrace?

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Sculpture to show a greek naval win

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Who fought in the peloponnesian war and won?

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Athens and Sparta. Sparta won

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Who was socrates?

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Critic of the sophists wanted greeks to question themselves

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Who was plato?

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A student of socrates he wrote the republic

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Who was aristotle?

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Questioned nature of the world, human beliefs, and thoughts

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What was the type of government in Sparta?

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An oligarchy (a small group of people having control of a city state)

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What is solon known for?

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Introducing political and economic reforms to Athens

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How did a tyrant differ from other leaders?

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seized power illegally

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What was a democratic reform carried out by pericles?

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To increase public payroll

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Which philosopher was condemed to death for corrupting the youth of athens and neglecting citys gods?

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What was Greece separated by?

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Who fought in the trojan war?

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The Mycenaans and troy

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Who was the dominant greek civilization?

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What are the Upanishads?
Written as dialogues between a teacher and student
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What is enlightment?
Heightened state of understanding which is avaliable to anyone who pursues it
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What is hinduism?
A collection of religious beliefs that devoloped slowly resulting into worship of thousands of gods
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Mahavira believed that everything in the universe had a soul and then became the founder of...
Janiesium
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What sect moved away from the original doctrines and believed salvation was avaliable?
Mahayana sect
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What sect followed the original doctrines of the faith?
Theravada sect
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What do hinduism and buddhism have in common?
The belief in reincarnation
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What was the difference between Mahayana and theravada buddhism?
Thervada established new trends in buddhist art
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Who was the persian army that invaded Greece and was defeated at sea near Salamis led by?
Xerxes
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During the peloponnesian war more than one third of the athenians, including pericles died as a result of?
Disease
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