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104 Cards in this Set
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The history of the heroic deeds of the Mycenaeans, told in the stories of Homer, forever link them with the war fought oover control of what city?
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Troy
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The isolation that the geography of Greece (its rugged mountains, narrow fertile valleys, long seacoast, and many islands) produced affected the development of Greek culture and politics in what ways?
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Every mountain range was a new city making it an independent region.
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What civilization worshiped bulls and as part of this worship engaged in "bull vaulting" or "bull leaping" in which some were killed or maimed?
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Minoans
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In the Democracy of Athens, who could vote and who could not?
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Adult men could vote if they showed up. Women, slave, children, and aliens were not allowed to vote
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Greece was poor in useable land and so as populations increased and groups of citizens became discontented the city fathers used what safety valve method to relieve potentially revolutionary pressures?
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colonization
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Aristotle identified three good forms of goverment and three bad what were they?
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Benevolent monarchy vs. Tyranny
Aristocracy vs. Oligarchy Constitutional gov. vs. Anarchy |
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Battle of Issus
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Alexander won vs. Darius III lost
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battle of MArathon
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Miltiades (W) Vs. Xerxes I (L)
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battle of Salamis
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Thermistodes (W) vs. Xerxes (L)
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battle of Gaugamela
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Alexander (W) vs. Xerxes (L)
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battle of Jhelum
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Alexander vs. Porus
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battle of Thermopylae
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Xerxes (W) vs. Lionidas (L)
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Which battel is compared with the dramatic and courageous stand made by a small band of Texans at the Alamo
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The battle of Thermopylae
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Alexander the Great had great admiration for two men and tried to fashion his own life and conquests after both. One famous Persian general and the other a famous mythic Greek hero.
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Achilles and Cyrus the great
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characteristic of the Spartan lifestyle
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never surrender
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Which man gave Athens a law code so harsh that the only punishment for a crime was death?
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Draco
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Which man was the most responsible for the establishment of democracy in Athens?
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Clethenes
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After the Athenians overthrew their monarchy they replaced it with the rule of wealthy families know as what?
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oligarchy
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The object of Classical Greek Art was to create great beauty by expressing what eternal concepts?
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symmetry, balance, moderation, and realism
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What gift did the goddess of Athena give to the Greeks which they thought was the greatest gift to mankind?
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olive tree
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alexandria, Egypt, the unofficial capital of the Hellenistic World was most famous for what ancient center of learning and knowledge?
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The Great Library of Alexandria
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what people of the northern Greece invaded Greece proper while their men were away trying to destroy Troy? what was the result of this invasion?
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Dorians, they changed their name to Spartans
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The rulers of Sparta kept their people under control and willing to sacrifice all to the state because they were kept in fear of an atack from what city?
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Athens
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Compare the civilizations of the Minoans with the Mycenaeans. Which one would you conclude was the more warlike?
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Mycenaeans were the more warlike. Their art was full of battle and hunting.
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Philip of Macedon
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Was the father of Alexander the Great
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Aristarchus
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deduced that the earth spin on its axis and orbits the sun.
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Euclid
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set forth the elements of geometry
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Erasistratus
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deduced the circulation of the blood through the body
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PHryne
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model for Praxiteles famous for the sculpture of Aphrodite. Put on Trial
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Ptolemy (astronomer)
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geocentric universe. believed that if the earth moved that you would be able to feel it or see it.
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Minos
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King of Crete
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Within a year of Sparta's victory over Athens they were chased out and not able to respond militarily, why? what happened to the Spartans?
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The spartans became weak and lazy, they had no idea how to rule. THey became overruled
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How does the Greek view of the political position of Tyrant differ from our concept of this position today?
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Greeks view Tyrant and not necessarily bad. Our view is that a Tryrant is bad.
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When Xerxes of Persia demanded that the Spartans surrender their swords at Thermopylae what answer did the Spartans give him?
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"Molo lebe" come and get them
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What Greek city state became infamous for an annual ceremony in which they beat to death several youth to honor a fierce mother goddess?
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Spartans/ Artemis
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what happened about 1450 B.C. that had a devastating impact upon civilization of Crete what small island was involved?
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a volcano erupted and the island of Thera was involved.
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Homer's illiad and odyssey were more than just heroic takes they came to serve the Greeks as what other book?
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The bible of classic Greek theology
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What were some of the important uses of olive oil which made it so basic to the civilization, ceromony, and culture?
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cooking, cosmetics, medicine and healing.
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What event did the invasion of the Dorians into Greece bring on?
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the Greek dark ages.
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Some of the greek peoples who fled from the Dorian invasion tried to invade what other ancient civilization and when they were repulsed they finally settled where?
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they became the philistines.
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what did the Athenian goverment official called a stratego do, and how do we translate the term today?
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general: served as goverment officials
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What ancient Greek city state was the first military totalitarian society?
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Sparta
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What was the ancient Greek gymnasium and from what Greek words does it derive?
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naked= gymnos
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What greek goddess was honored in the Parthanon?
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Pallos Athens
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What is unusual about the architecture of the Parthenon?
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it was built arched- eyes tend to make lines dip, so it looks straight.
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When Philip of Macidonia told the Sprtans to submit to him because if he came to their city he would destroy them. What was their one word reply?
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If
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What is the name of the Duck Foot shaped peninsula of Southern Greece and what two Greek city states fought a war named for it?
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Pelopenesian; Sparta& Athens
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Demeter, Dionysus were both gods associated with what emotional type of worship in ancient Greece?
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Mystery Religions
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How did the Mycenaean Civilization come to be so named?
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It was the first city ever dug up. Every city that was dug up from that time period was from that civilization.
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Why do some historian refer to the Greek expedition to destroy Troy a "Fools Errand?"
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They left their back door open and their land was left unprotected.
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How did the javelin throw of the ancient Olympic Games differ from the javelin throw of today's games?
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The ancient javelin throw was thrown for accuracy. But ours today is thrown for distance and show.
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While we know the names of the winners of the ancient Olympic races what do we not know about their races?
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Their times or the names of those who followed.
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Who was the last Greek ruler of Egypt? What dynasty was this ruler a part of?
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Cleopatra VIII Pliotolomies
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What first is Alexandre the Great credited with while in Persia?
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He went under water in a glass bell.
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What Perisn king, known as "the whimp", did Alexander the Great beat two times in battle, and was pursued by Alexander but was eventually killed by his own men?
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Darius III
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The Persian king Xerxes, in order to invade Greece, had wht built across the Hellespont? What is significant about his feat? What did he do when a storm destroyed his bridges?
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- boat bridge
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The Polypnnesian War was fought between what two Greek city states?
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Athens verses Sparta
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The greatest sculptor of Athens caused a scandel when he carved the first of what kind of a statue?
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Praxiteles sculpted a nude woman
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The discovery of Minoan Art in the late 1800s would have influences on the development of what 20th century art form?
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Art Nuvoue
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Paris, the Prince of Troy, was asked to choose the most beautiful goddess, who won?
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Aphrodite
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When Paris, the prince of troy, stole Menelaus' wofe he broke what sacred ancient Greek relationship?
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Guest- Host relationship
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What trojan hero did Achilles defeat and then humiliate by dragging his body around the city?
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Hector
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What Greek hero came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse
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Ulysses
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What tragic prophetess tried to warn the Trojans about the horse, but they would not believe her?
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Cassandra
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What was the main food the Spartans ate and how was it made?
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Black Broth, made with blood and whatever else anyone wanted to put in it.
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Who was the first king of Athens and what was unusual about him?
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Cecrops: he was half man and half serpent
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When the runner bringing the news of the battle of Marathon entered the Athenian agora, what was the one word he was able to grasp?
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Nike
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How many soldiers made up Spartans beat the Athenians, why did they not burn the city and enslave the people?
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they remembered marathon
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The Parthenon stood intact until when, and then it was blown into ruins because of a war between what two nations?
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Venicians and Turkey
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hetarai
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special class of woman that did not have male representatives to support them. They were educated, witty, spoken, beautiful, prostitutes.
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Polis
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city, city-state, city-nation
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Delian league
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league of Nations that Athens put together to resist invasion from the Persians
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Symposium
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time of drinking, talking party purpose was for fellowship, exchange of ideas with breaks of entertainment
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labyrinth
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maze
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ostracism
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process of using broken piece of pottery to cast votes.
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hellenistic
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greek like
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phalanx
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form of battle stance
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helots
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slaves of the spartans that worked the land and had no rights
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comedy
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part of overall part of drama
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Halteres
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jumping aide used by the greeks in long jump
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hoplite
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foot soldier basic soldier
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tragedy
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great song or goat song
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bard
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people who brought information between cities. ex. homer
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acropolis
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"high city"
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Aristophanes
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comedy wrote
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Ptolemy
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Former general of Alexandria Put him in tomb and wanted Egypt
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Herodotus
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"Father of History" first man to write "true" history
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Archimedes
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discovered the principle of specific gravity. invented the compound pulley. discovered lever and fulcrom
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Pericles
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stratego of Athen who oversaw the glorification of Athens
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Socrates
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barefoot philosopher that questioned Athen citizens. refused to honor gods. let women listen in. drank hemlock and died
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Hippocrates
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"Father of Medecine" Hippocratic oath. If you cannot help least do no harm.
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Plato
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student of socrates. taught reality was form of idea. olympic wrestler.started the Academy of Wrestlers
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Aristotle
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tutored Alexander the great. Rejected teacher platos teachings. know the world by 5 senses. Basis of modern science. examined goverment form.
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Pythagoras
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pythagorean theory. lived in Italy. math was a religion to him and followers
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Eratosthenes
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learned that the world was round and its circumfrence
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Solon
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man who wrote laws and left in boat for 10 years.
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Pierre de coubertin
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started modern olympics
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Euripides
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play writter of trojan women
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Heinrich Schliemann
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discovered myceane and Troy. Found mask of Agamemnon
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Pheidippides
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runner of Sparta carried mess. died from execution
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spiros lous
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won a race modern
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Artemisia
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lady who fought Salomas fought for persians
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Pisistratus
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Athinian tyrant
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Alexander the Great
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"king of the World"
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