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18 Cards in this Set
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ancient greece - know the location and geographic features of ancient greece
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ancient greece is located in
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ancient greece - how did the geography impact the growth of green peoples
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landscapes, living by the sea, different forms of government and new warfare methods
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what were the origins of hellenic civilizatin
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myceneans and minoans
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what were the religious belifes of the ancient greeks
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they were polytheistic, blieved all greek gods lived on mount olympus, greeks honor them with temples and festivals
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how would you describe the works of homer
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the illiad, the oddysey, are both epics of heros
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why were homer contributions crucial to the rise of ancient greece
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he was a blind poet, wandering from village to village singing heroic deeds
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greek city states - what were the polis, the acropolis and the agora and why were they significant
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the polis was the city-states, the acropolis was a hil being the high part of the city with temples on it and the agora was the marketplace
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in what ways did sparta and athens differ
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athens was a direct democracy sparta focused on producing healthy babies to serve in the military.sparta was a monarchy and looked down and trade, money, travel and little use for ideas or the arts
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know the battles and outcomes of the persian war
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ionians were conquered by persians, they revolted and asked athens for protection after that it started the persian wars and athens wins
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what changes do the city states make in governance after the persian wart
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they unite and create the deian league
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direct vs indirect democracy
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allows people to participate directly (indirect is the opposite and there is a presence of government)
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explain the principles of greek art and architecture
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greek art started using idealism in sculptures and sought to convey a sense of perfect balance to reflect harmony and order of the universe in architecture
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know the greek historians and their style of writing
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no answer
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know the founders and guiding principles of greek philosophy
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socrates Plato and aristotle
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explain why the peloponnesian war began
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spartans rebelled in the delian league and created a league against athens
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how did macedonia rise to power
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athens was dominated
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what were alexanders accomplishments
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he founded alexandria in egype, he combined greek and persian culture
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how was the hellenistic age established
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greek culture spread from the mediterranean to india
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