HIST 101 Lecture 12: Harding-HIST101-10:2
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Key terms: polis, acropolis, agora, helots, athens/sparta (differences, persian wars, peloponnesian wars, delian league, alexander the great, hellenism. Hard to have a centralized government due to geography. See themselves as greek but alliegance to city-state. Interdependence between urban centers and rural surroundings: adjust to democracy, value citizenship, top tier. Acropolis: highest point in town where business is conducted. Slavery: based on war captives, adopted into family/freed later in time. Free women: private sphere (except in sparta) Alphabet, coins: transformed from cuneiform, standardized trade. Military society to prevent rebellion: heavily dependent on slave labor, agricultural society (constant fear of revolt, boys go into military training at age 7. Women limited to private sphere: not allowed to leave the house, religious festival or family funeral. Part 1- greece vs. persian (500-479 bce) Greeks formed delian league: greek alliance of city-states, largely successful. Persians are trying to expand into colonies.
