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26 Cards in this Set
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Two seas that border Greece are the:
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The Mediterranean, and the Aegean
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The peninsula Athens is located on is
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Attica
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In Greece it has always been hard to travel by the land because
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the land has lots of hills and mountains
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In Athens, life centered around
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the agora and the acropolis
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Spartan males spent the most of their life
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training in the military
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An oligarchy is
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a small group of aristocrats and a smaller number from the middle class
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The two city-states who fought in the Peloponnesian War were
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Sparta
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The city-state that lost the Peloponnesian War was
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Sparta
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Women and slaves had few rights in
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Athens and Sparta
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Zeus, king of the gods, was worshipped in
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Athens
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A group that makes decisions in a court is called a
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jury
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When people vote to make a decision,this is called a
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democracy
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A safe place along a coast, to protect ships is called a
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harbor
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A group of lawmaking people who vote on issues is called an
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assembly
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A government by one ruler is called a
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tyranny
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The thoughtful way to live right is called
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philosophy
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Land that is mostly surrounded by water is called a
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peninsula
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What another Greek word for City-State?
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polis
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Every country or community has people that have certain rights and responsibilities. They are called
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citizens
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The period of time when Pericles led Athens was . . .
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The Golden Age
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Who was Socrates?
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a philosopher who question the laws of Athens.
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Who was Herodotus?
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He wrote about ancient Greece and is known as the father of history
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Who was Pericles
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He was the leader from Athens that let poor people take part in the government
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Who was Alexander the Great?
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He was the king that conquered Greece
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Who was Homer?
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He was a poet who told the adventures of Odysseus
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Name 2-4 things that were in the Golden Age of Greece. (think of the pictures from the front page of your packet on I.N. pg.26)
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Parthenon, Agora, Pericles, and Plato
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