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27 Cards in this Set
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Which body of water cuts Greece almost in half?
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Gulf of Corinth
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Name a blind singing poet of ancient Greece.
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Homer
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Name a freed slave who wrote fables.
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Aesop
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What are weather conditions of a region over a period of years called?
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climate
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What term means the amount of rain, snow, sleet, etc. an area receives?
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precipitation
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Torrid means ______.
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scorching
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Which climate zone is neither too hot or too cold?
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temperate zone
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Conditions such as temperature and precipitation which change from day to day are ___.
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weather
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Which city-state had a training program designed to make loyal soldiers?
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Sparta
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Which city-state had a program of education designed to make good citizens?
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Athens
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What was the religious center of a city?
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acropolis
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What book in the Bible prophesied Alexander the Great's short life?
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Daniel
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On what peninsula is Greece located?
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the Balkan peninsula
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Alexander the Great's empire extended all the way to ____ in the east.
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India
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Who did all the work in Sparta?
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helots
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Which city-state developed the idea of democracy?
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Athens
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In which city-state were philosophers and foreigners not welcome?
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Sparta
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Which city-state was the first to become powerful?
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Sparta
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In which city-state did most of the men never learn to read or write?
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Sparta
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Which city-state was the greatest cultural center in ancient Greece?
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Athens
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In which city-state did boys age 18 become citizens after taking a pledge in a ceremony?
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Athens
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What language was used during the Hellenistic Age in most of the civilized world?
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Greek
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Why was the use of Greek in the Hellenistic Age important?
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As Greek spread and more people could speak and read it, a way was provided for the New Testament to be written in a language everyone understood.
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