5Th Old World History And Geography Chapter 10

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acropolis

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the religious center of the city; "upper city"

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agora

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the marketplace

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gymnasium

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the place where men practiced sports

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stadium

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a long racing track

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theater

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the largest gathering place in the city

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torrid

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scorching

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temperate

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neither hot nor cold

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climate

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weather conditions of a region over a period of many years

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weather

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can change from day to day

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precipitation

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rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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frigid

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extremely cold

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Balkan Peninsula

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peninsula on which Greece is located

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Gulf of Corinth

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body of water that almost cuts Greece in half

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Phoenicians

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the alphabet that the Greeks added vowels to

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Homer

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a blind poet

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Plato

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one of the famous Greek philosophers

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Aesop

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a freed slave who wrote fables

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Zeus

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king of all Greek gods and honored by the Olympic games

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helots

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did all of the work in Sparta

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Archimedes

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the greatest scientist of Ancient Greece

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1. Sparta

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1. first city-state to become powerful

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2. Sparta

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2. Philosophers and foreigners were not welcome here

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3. Sparta

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3. At age 7, boys began a harsh training program to make them loyal soldiers

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4. Sparta

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4. Most of the men in this city-state never learned to read or write

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5. Sparta

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5. Men in this city-state become soldiers at the age of 20

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6. Sparta

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6. Men in this city-state become citizens at age 30

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7. Sparta

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7. In this city-state if a baby was judged as weak it was left to die

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1. Athens

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1. This city-state was the greatest cultural center in ancient Greece

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2. Athens

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2. At age 7, boys began a program of education to make them good citizens

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3. Athens

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3. The idea of democracy was developed here

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4. Athens

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4. Men in this city-state became citizens at the age of 18.

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5. Athens

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5. Philosophers lived and worked in this city-state

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6. Athens

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6. Men were trained to be citizen-soldiers in this city-state

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7. Athens

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7. Children were treated with care and love in this city-state.

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bard

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a singing poet

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Trojan horse

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the "gift" the Mycenaeans left for the city of Troy

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democracy

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idea that citizens should take an active role in their government

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Philip II

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the father of Alexander the Great

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Daniel

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prophesied a short life for Alexander the Great

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Alexandria

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the name given to 16 cities that Alexander the Great conquered

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Egypt

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the location of the most important Alexandria city

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Babylon

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the capital of Alexander the Great's empire

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people and rule

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two words democracy comes from

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70%

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the amount of Greece's mainland that is covered with mountains

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baby rattle

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a toy invented in Athens

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256

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the number of soldiers in a phalanx