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31 Cards in this Set
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WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF GREECE?
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VALLEYS, MOUNTAINOUS AND RUGGED HIGHLANDS, VERY LONG COASTLINE
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NAME THE BODIES OF WATER THAT REACH THE GREEK SHORE:
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA
AEGEAN SEA IONIAN SEA |
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WHAT HELPED GREECE TO INTERACT WITH OTHER PEOPLES AND CULTURES?
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TRADE
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WHAT CHARACTERISTICS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTRY OF GREECE?
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MOUNTAINS DIVIDED GREECE INTO SMALL INDEPENDENT COMMUNITIES
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WHO WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO SETTLE ON THE ISLANDS OF THE AEGEAN SEA?
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THE MINOANS
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DESCRIBE THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS?
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ORAL TRADITIONS, MYTHS WRITTEN ABOUT GODS, LOVE AND GODESSES
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DESCRIBE AN ARISTOCRACY
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A FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT IS CONTROLLED BY WEALTHY PRIVLIGED FAMILIES
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WHO WERE CONSIDERED CITIZENS IN THE DEMOCRACY OF ATHENS?
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MEN OLDER THAN 18 WHO WERE BORN IN ATHENS
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DESCRIBE THE RESULTS OF THE BATTLE OF SALAMIS
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ATHENS AND SPARTA JOINED FORCES TO DEFEAT THE MOST POWERFUL EMPIRE OF ITS TIME, THE PERSIANS.
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IN WHAT FIELDS OF STUDY DID THE GREEKS EXCEL IN DURING THE GOLDEN AGE?
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ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING, ARTS, PHILOSOPHY, MEDICINE
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WHAT WAS THE DELIAN LEAGUE?
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AN ALLIANCE FORMED BETWEEN ATHENS AND ALL THE OTHER GREEK CITY STATES
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DESCRIBE THE REBELLION OF SPARTA AND OTHER CITY STATES AGAINST ATHENS:
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SPARTA AND OTHER CITY STATES DESTROYED FARMS AND HOMES AROUND ATHENS
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NAME SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT HELPED ALEXANDER IN HIS RISE TO POWER IN THE GREEK EMPIRE.
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-DEFEATED PERSIAN EMPIRE
-CONQUERED SYRIA AND PHOENICIA -INVADED EGYPT & BECAME PHARAOH KING OF MACEDONIA |
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NAME SOME OF THE ASPECTS THAT HELPED ALEXANDER EXPAND HIS EMPIRE.
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VERY CONFIDENT, BRAVE AND MILITARY GENIUS
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HOW DID ALEXANDER SPREAD GREEK CULTURE?
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he SPREAD IT INTO THE LAND HE CONCORD
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NAME THE FEATURES OF THE HELLENISTIC CULTURE
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NEW GREEK CITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE ENCOURAGED TO READ GREEK WRITING-TRADE
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NAME THE DISCOVERIES MADE DURING THE HELLENISTIC AGE.
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PLANE, GEOMETRY,LEVERS, HOW THE HUMAN BODY WORKS.
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CLIMATE OF GREECE:
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RAINFALL IN WINTER MONTHS
HOT & DRY IN SUMMER MONTHS |
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helots
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slaves
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Golden Age
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GREAT time of wealth and power
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Hellenistic Age
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a new civilization formed by Greek and Asian cultures
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SOcratic Method
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teaching by asking questions
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aristocracy
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government controlled by a few wealthy people
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Golden Age
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GREAT time of wealth and power
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Hellenistic Age
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a new civilization formed by Greek and Asian cultures
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helots
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slaves
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SOcratic Method
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teaching by asking questions
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aristocracy
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gov't controlled by a few wealthy people (King ruled)
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plunder
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valuables seized in wartime
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agoras
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where greeks spent their time, outdoor
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Democracy
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gathering male citizens to make DECISIONS for city
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