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31 Cards in this Set
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Most of Greece is
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mountainous
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What war did Homer right about?
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Trojan War
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Where did the strongest soldiers come from?
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Sparta
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A city-state is also called a
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Polis
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On what island just south of Greece did early Greek civilization begin?
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Crete
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By what name did the ancient Greeks call themselves?
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Helelenes
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Where was Troy located?
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Asia Minor
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A Greek runner announced a greek victoy during what battle?
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Marathon
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The people of Troy were called
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Trojans
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Where did most Greeks spend most of their time?
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outdoors
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What leader encouraged democratic reforms in Athens?
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Pereclese
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How did early Greeks travel?
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sea
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What were Helots?
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slaves
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What 3 things had their origins in Greece?
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medicine, science, mathmatics
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During what age did Periclese rule?
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Golden Age of Athens
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Which battle was a major greek victory in the war against the Persians?
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Battle of Marathon
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What did Homer do?
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poetry
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What was "sown" in anceint greece?
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seeds of Democracy
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Power, discipline, sacrifice, and denial were all qualities sought after in which city-state?
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Sparta
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Who ruled during the Golden Age?
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Periclese
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What did Greek Philosophers love?
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wisdom
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How were political leaders or dog catchers chosen?
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by lot
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Who fought during the Peloponnesian War?
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Sparta and Athens
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What is anothe rname for the assembly?
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Ekklesia
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Which polis was a "boot camp"?
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Sparta
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What were city-states?
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a self-governing city often with surrounding land and villages
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Which city-state was not on the Greek mainland?
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Troy
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Greece is located ont he continent of
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Europe
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What was the Greek's name for Greece?
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Hellas
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What were the 3 main exports of Greece?
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Olive oil, grapes, grain
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Out of how many words that we use today originated in ancient Greece?
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1 out of 8
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