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20 Cards in this Set
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On which continent will you find Greece?
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Europe
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What landform would you call Greece?
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It is a peninsula
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What body of water does Greece border?
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Greece borders the Mediterranean Sea.
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How does Ancient Greece compare in size to present day Greece?
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Ancient Greece was much larger than present day Greece.
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By what year was a common Greek culture and language shared across the peninsula of Greece?
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By 700 B.C.
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What was Greece separated into?
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city-states
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About how many people were in each city-state?
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No more than 100,000
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Were the city states dependent on eachother?
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No, they remained independent and had different governments.
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What were 2 things that could be found in each city-state?
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A polis, which was the main city, and an acropolis, which is a walled hill where people would go for protection.
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Were the city-states always in harmony with eachother?
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Although similar, the small city-states often found themselves fighting with one another.
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What were the Greeks known for?
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The Greeks were good fighters and would be hired by other countries to fight.
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What happened when city-states were at war with one another?
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They often formed alliances against each other.
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What year was the Trojan War?
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1250 B.C.
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What did people think about the Trojan War until recently?
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People believed it to be nothing more than a fictional story.
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What epics could the Trojan War be found in?
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Homer's epics, "The Odyssey" and "The Illiad."
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What was the new way of fighting that the Greeks developed?
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They organized themselves into very well trained and disciplined lines.
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In a Greek fighting line, what was a single soldier called?
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A hoplite
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In a Greek fighting line, what were multiple soldiers called?
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A hoplite phalanx
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When was the Persian War?
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490-480 B.C.
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What was important about the Persian War?
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During this war, there was a rise of Greek power (especially Athens- even though the city was nearly destroyed). The Greek navy became powerful.
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