Ancient Greece

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Democracy

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Rule by the people

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Monarchy

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Rule by one in which the power is kept in the family

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Oligarchy

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A few people rule or hold power

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Tyranny

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Government in which the power is assumed by force

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Peninsula

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Land surrounded on 3 sides by water

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Maritime

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Sea based

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Polis

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A city-state governed by landowners

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Colonies

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Foreign settlements in distant lands

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Aristocracy

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Nobility that governs

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Myth

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Story from the past

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Acropolis

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A group of temples and buildings on a hill high above Athens

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Parthenon

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Temple to Athena on top of the Acropolis

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Periclese

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Leader of Athens

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Alexander the Great

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Led Greek troops to war and traveled as far as India

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Sparta

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City-State that fought and beat Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars

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Athens

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Greatest City-State of Greece

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Hellenistic

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Name given to cultures formed on Greek ideas

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Sgraffito

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To etch designs and figures onto pottery

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volcano

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The natural disaster that may have destroyed Crete

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Atlantis

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Plato's name for the lost Minoan civilization

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Thera

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Volcanic island near Crete

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Agora

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Marketplace or assembly place

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Knossos

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Capital of the Minoan Civilization

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Minoans

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First Greek Civilization

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What sport were the Minoans known for?

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Bull-leaping

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Mycenaeans

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This civilization defeated the Minoans and borrowed many ideas from the Minoans

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What type of government did Sparta have?

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Oligarchy

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Who was the greatest ruler from Athens who ruled during the Golden Age of Athens?

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Pericles

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What god or goddess was the Acropolis dedicated to?

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Athena

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Olympics

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Games played in Greece every 4 years. During the games all war ceased.

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What god or goddess were the Olympics dedicated to?

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Zeus

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Homer

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Famous blind Greek poet

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What two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?

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Athens and Greece

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Who was the winner of the Peloponnesian War?

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Sparta

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Where did the Greeks believe that the Gods lived?

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Mt. Olympus

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Which of the greek column capitals is the plainest or simplest?

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Doric

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Which of the Greek column capitals has two identical spirals on each side?

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Ionic

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Which of the Greek column capitals is the most ornate or decorative capital?

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Corinthian

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The battle at Marathon was between Athens and what other country?

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Persia

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Which group of people lead a difficult and harsh life style

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Spartans

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Who was educated in Greece?

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Boys

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Socrates

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Famous Greek Philosopher who was condemmed to death for leading people astray and encouraging thinking

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Who was the son of King Philip of Macedonia?

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Alexander the Great

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Who were the famous Greek Philosophers at that time?

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Aristotle, Socrates and Plato

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Amphitheater

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A theater which had a stage set at the base of a hil with curving rows of seats for the audience.