HIST309: Ancient Greece (Rev. 4)

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Unit 1: Essential Terms
Ancient greece 1,
Archaeology 2,
Classcist 3
7  cards
Unit 2: Objectives
What characterized the minoan civ...,
What characterized the mycenaean ...,
What happened during the greek da...
6  cards
Unit 2: Terms
What does agathos mean in homeric...,
What is the meaning of basileus 2,
What characterized the greek dark...
10  cards
Unit 2: The Greek Bronze Age, Dark Age, and Renaissance
When and where did the minoan civ...,
What were the characteristic feat...,
What elements did these early civ...
8  cards
Unit 3: The Iliad Part 1: Objectives
Plot of the iliad books 1 17 1,
Who is achilleus 2,
Who is agamemnon 3
9  cards
Unit 3: Terms
What does the term achaeans refer...,
Who is achilleus in the iliad 2,
What role does agamemnon play in ...
11  cards
Unit 3: Study Questions
Why does agamemnon give up his co...,
Why does achilleus feel that his ...,
How are the gods and goddesses po...
20  cards
Unit 4: The Iliad Part 2: Objectives
What is the plot of the iliad 1,
How does achilleus character deve...,
How was the iliad written 3
5  cards
Unit 4: Terms
Who is apollo 1,
What is athene known for 2,
What role does hera play in the i...
8  cards
Unit 4: Study Questions
How does achilleus learn about hi...,
What does achilleus conversation ...,
Why is achilleus new armor signif...
23  cards
Unit 5: Unit 5: Archaic Greece (ca. 750–ca. 480 BCE) and the Rise of Sparta: Objectives
Development and government of the...,
Colonization by archaic greeks 2,
Main developments in art during t...
6  cards
Unit 5: The Rise of Sparta Study Questions
What were some of the defining fe...,
What were some of the defining fe...,
What were the goals of the sparta...
6  cards
Unit 5: Terms
Archaic age 1,
Gerousia 2,
Greek colonies 3
12  cards
Unit 6: The Persian Wars, Athens, and Herodotus: Objectives
Q summarize the political evoluti...,
Q explain the causes of the persi...,
Q summarize the main battles and ...
5  cards
Unit 6: The Persian Wars, Athens, and Herodotus: Terms
Archons 1,
Battle of himera 2,
Battle of salamis 3
13  cards
Unit 6: The Persian Wars, Athens, and Herodotus: Study Questions
Who solon 1,
Who pisistratus 2,
Who cleithenes 3
30  cards
Unit 7: Imperial Athens 479–431 BCE: Objectives
Q explain the rise of athens to i...,
Q describe the development of dem...,
Q summarize the main features of ...
5  cards
Unit 7: Imperial Athens 479–431 BCE: Terms
Acropolis of athens 1,
Agora 2,
Delian league 3
11  cards
Unit 7: Imperial Athens 479–431 BCE: Study Questions
How did the delian league operate...,
How did athens extend its colonia...,
What political reforms of ephialt...
17  cards
Unit 8: The Peloponnesian Wars and Thucydides: Objectives
Q narrate the course of the pelop...,
Q compare thucydides style of his...,
Q describe the effects of plague ...
5  cards
Unit 8: The Peloponnesian Wars and Thucydides: Terms
Aegospotami 1,
Alcibiades 2,
Archidamian war 3
10  cards
Unit 8: The Peloponnesian Wars and Thucydides: study questions
Q what were the major causes of t...,
Q what were the major development...,
Q why did the peace of nicias fail 3
8  cards
Unit 9: Classical Theatre: Terms
Aeschylus 1,
Aristophanes 2,
City dionysia 3
10  cards
Unit 9: Classical Theatre: Objectives
Q explain the origins of classica...,
Q describe the characteristics of...,
Q summarize the features and majo...
5  cards
Unit 9: Classical Theatre: Study Questions
Q what were the main features of ...,
Q who were the three greatest wri...,
Q what were the main features of ...
23  cards
Unit 10: Early Greek Philosophy: The Presocratics and Socrates: Objectives
Q identify the historical circums...,
Q explain the major concerns of t...,
Q explain who the sophists were a...
5  cards
Unit 10: Early Greek Philosophy: The Presocratics and Socrates: terms
Anaximander 1,
Anaximenes 2,
Apology by plato 3
12  cards
Unit 10: Early Greek Philosophy: The Presocratics and Socrates: Study Questions
Q what historical circumstances h...,
Q how did the explanations for na...,
Q summarize the major concerns of...
19  cards
Unit 11: Plato and Aristotle: Objectives
Q summarize the political divisio...,
Q explain how athenian courts wor...,
Q explain why intellectuals were ...
6  cards
Unit 11: Plato and Aristotle: Terms
Aristotle 1,
Battle of mantinea 2,
Dicasteries 3
13  cards
Unit 11: Plato and Aristotle: Study Questions
Q why was sparta unable to domina...,
Q what was the role of athenian d...,
Q why was homicide treated as a s...
22  cards
Unit 12: The Rise of Macedon and Alexander the Great: Objectives
Q explain the rise of macedon and...,
Q discuss the reasons for the ren...,
Q summarize the depictions of ale...
3  cards
Unit 12: The Rise of Macedon and Alexander the Great: Terms
Alexander the great 1,
Alexandria in egypt 2,
Arrian 3
11  cards
Unit 12: The Rise of Macedon and Alexander the Great: Study Questions
Q how was macedon different from ...,
Q what social political and milit...,
Q how did philip ii come to domin...
16  cards
key periods in Greek history
Bronze age c 3000 1100 bce 1,
Dark age c 1100 800 bce 2,
Greek renaissance c 800 700 bce 3
16  cards
Important Terms
Polis 1,
Democracy 2,
Oligarchy 3
15  cards
Unit 13: The Hellenistic Kingdoms and the Rise of Rome: Objectives
Q describe the main political div...,
Q describe the changes to city st...,
Q describe some of the features o...
5  cards
Unit 13: The Hellenistic Kingdoms and the Rise of Rome: Terms
Antigonus the one eyed 1,
Carthage 2,
Cleopatra vii 3
11  cards
Unit 13: The Hellenistic Kingdoms and the Rise of Rome: Study Questions
What was the battle of chaironeia...,
What does autonomia mean 2,
When did poleis actually start to...
17  cards
Unit 14: Hellenistic Culture and Conclusion: Objectives
Explain the developments in helle...,
Summarize the features of helleni...,
Outline the achievements of helle...
6  cards
Unit 14: Hellenistic Culture and Conclusion: Terms
Crouching aphrodite 1,
Diogenes of sinope 2,
Epicurus 3
12  cards

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