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Name the sea which lies between Ionia/Asia Minor and Greece mainland. |
Aegean
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Name the sea which lies between Ionia/Asia Minor and Greece mainland. Aegean |
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What strait separates the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea? |
Bosporous
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What strait separates the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea? Bosporous |
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What region is where Sparta lies? |
Peloponnesian
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What region is where Sparta lies? Peloponnesian |
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What region is where Athens is located? |
Attica/Balkan Penninsula
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What region is where Athens is located? Attica/ Balkan Peninsula |
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What region is Troy located? |
Ionia
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What region is Troy located? Ionia |
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Where is the Persian empire located?
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Asia Minor/Anatolia
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Where is the Persian Empire located? Asia Minor/Anatolia |
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Where did Darius cross to enter Greece?
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Hellespont or Dardenelles
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Where did Darius cross to enter Greece? Dardanelles |
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What area in Nothern Greece did Alexander the Great come from?
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Macedon or Macedonia
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What area in Northern Greece did Alexander the Great come from? Located on map. Macedonia |
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What was the form of religion of the Greeks?
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polytheistic
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What was the form of religion of the Greeks? polytheistic |
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Name the following:
Chief of gods god of sun goddess of wisdom wife of the chief god goddess of love goddess of hunting and protector of women |
Zeus
Apollo Athena Hera Aphrodite Artemis |
Name the following: Chief of gods god of sun goddess of wisdom wife of the chief god goddess of love goddess of hunting and protector of women |
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Why did the Greeks use mythology?
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1. To have answers about events in nature that they could not explain. 2. Explain human qualities such as jealousy 3. Explain significant events in one's life like marriage, birth, death, etc. |
Why did the Greeks use mythology? |
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What influence does Greek mythology have on the western world today?
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1. art 2. literature 3. architecture and politics |
What influence does Greek mythology have on the western world today? |
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What was the political structure of Greece?
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city states called polis
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What was the political structure of Greece? |
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Name the two famous city states of ancient Greece?
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1. Sparta 2. Athens |
Name the two famous city states of ancient Greece? |
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In Greece who had the ability to vote?
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All adult, free, male and native born citizens
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In Greece who had the ability to vote? |
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Who had no political rights in ancient Greece?
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women, foreigners and slaves
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Who had no political rights in ancient Greece? |
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In which city state were women allowed more freedom?
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Sparta because of athletics and influence
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In which city state were women allowed more freedom? |
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What was seen as a duty of all free male citizens of Greece?
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to participate in government
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What was seen as a duty of all free male citizens of Greece? |
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Participating in government was strongest in Athens, what did the Spartans stress as important?
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participation in the military
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Participating in government was strongest in Athens, what did the Spartans stress as important? |
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What was the economic basis for Athens?
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Trade
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What was the economic basis for Athens? |
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What was the economic basis for Sparta?
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agriculture
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What was the economic basis for Sparta? |
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Who proposed legal reform in Athens and codified a law system (harsh law)?
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Draco
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Who proposed legal reform in Athens and codified a law system (harsh law)? |
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Who proposed legal reform in Athens where those of peasant status could no longer be held to debt slavery and established a bicameral legislature?
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Solon
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Who proposed legal reform in Athens where those of peasant status could no longer be held to debt slavery and established a bicameral legislature? |
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In order, list the stages of government of Athens.
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Monarchy- one ruler (Mother Ate The Doughnut) |
In order, list the stages of government of Athens. |
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What form of political rule did Sparta have?
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oligarchy-- rule of the few
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What form of political rule did Sparta have? |
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What are some of the democratic principles formed in Athens?
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public debate, direct democracy and citizens duty to see that government runs smoothly
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What are some of the democratic principles formed in Athens? |
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What is direct democracy?
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When a vote cast selects the individual to be on the council. You are not selecting a representative who will vote for you. You must vote and debate laws directly.
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What is direct democracy? |
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In Sparta, how would you describe the social structure?
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Rigid (strict)
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In Sparta, how would you describe the social structure? |
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What was the patron goddess of Athens?
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Athena goddess of wisdom and war
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What was the patron goddess of Athens? |
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What was the patron god of Sparta?
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Ares god of war
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What was the patron god of Sparta? |
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Where did the Athenians meet for public debate?
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Agora- public market place or
Acropolis-temple hill |
Where did the Athenians meet for public debate? |
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What indicates the golden age of Greece?
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Pericles--wealthy and beautifying Athens
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What indicates the golden age of Greece? |
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Who was the father of democracy?
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Cleisthenes
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Who was the father of democracy? |
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What caused the Persian Wars?
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Because Athens aided Ionia in stopping tribute to Persia. The Ionians and Athens lost. Darius wanted to teach Athens a lesson not to interfere in Persian affairs.
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What caused the Persian Wars? |
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Where was Darius, King of Persia, defeated?
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Battle of Marathon
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Where was Darius, King of Persia, defeated? |
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Years' after Darius' defeat, his son-- launched a battle against Athens. Who was he?
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Xerxes
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Years' after Darius' defeat, his son-- launched a battle against Athens. Who was he? |
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Who was the great military strategist who convinced the Greeks in Athens that they needed to build a navy against the Persians?
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Themistocles
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Who was the great military strategist who convinced the Greeks in Athens that they needed to build a navy against the Persians? |
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What happened at the Battle of Salamis?
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Themistocles had ships waiting in the narrow strait which were more maneuverable and had rams on the front to sink the Persian ships which they did.
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What happened at the Battle of Salamis? |
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After the overwhelming victory at Salamis, did the Persian empire ever attack Greece again?
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No
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After the overwhelming victory at Salamis, did the Persian empire ever attack Greece again? |
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After the Persian Wars, what alliance was formed with Athens as the league?
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Delian League
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After the Persian Wars, what alliance was formed with Athens as the league? |
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Which city state was head of the Peloponnesian League?
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Sparta
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Which city state was head of the Peloponnesian League? |
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Why was Pericles' time considered the Golden Age of Greece?
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Peace and devotion to arts, literature, architecture.
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Why was Pericles' time considered the Golden Age of Greece? |
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What famous building was constructed during the golden age of Pericles?
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Parthenon
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What famous building was constructed during the golden age of Pericles? |
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What 3 forms of columns were used and have influence over architecture today?
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Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
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What 3 forms of columns were used and have influence over architecture today? |
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He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
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Homer
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He wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey? |
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What percentage of land in Greece was suitable for farming i.e. arable?
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25%
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What percentage of land in Greece was suitable for farming i.e. arable? |
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Why were there small city states in Greece?
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came from different cultures and separated by mountainous terrain
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Why were there small city states in Greece? |
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Ancient Greek religion was?
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gods with human forms and able to make mistakes, oracles for predictions, goddesses
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Ancient Greek religion was? |
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The Chief of all gods is?
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Zeus
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The Chief of all gods is? |
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What caused the Pelopennesian War?
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competition over who would control the Greek World between Athens and Sparta
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What caused the Pelopennesian War? |
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Why was Philip II of Macedon able to take over most of Greece?
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because the Peloponnesian War weakened Greece
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Why was Philip II of Macedon able to take over most of Greece? |
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Which column has the simplest and is the oldest?
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Doric
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Which column has the simplest and is the oldest? |
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Who wrote Oedipus the King and Antigone?
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Sophocles
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Who wrote Oedipus the King and Antigone? |
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Who was the Greek sculptor of Zeus and Athena?
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Phidias
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Who was the Greek sculptor of Zeus and Athena? |
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Who was the 'Father of History' of Greece?
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Herodotus
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Who was the 'Father of History' of Greece? |
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What combination of cultures created the Hellenistic culture?
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Greek, Persian, Indian and Egyptian
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What combination of cultures created the Hellenistic culture? |
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Who was the father of medicine?
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Hippocrates
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Who was the father of medicine? |
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Who tutored Alexander the Great?
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Aristotle
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Who tutored Alexander the Great? |
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How was the Hellenistic culture spread throughout Alexander the Great's empire?
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Trade
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How was the Hellenistic culture spread throughout Alexander the Great's empire? |
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The Results of the Peloponesian War was?
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slowed cultural progress and weakened politically all city states
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The Results of the Peloponesian War was? |
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Where did Alexander the Great's empire extend?
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From Egypt to old Persian Empire all the way to Indus Valley
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Where did Alexander the Great's empire extend? |
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Why did Sparta seek a militaristic culture?
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To not be surrounded and off guard by a possible riot of the Helots
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Why did Sparta seek a militaristic culture? |
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Hellenistic society included what areas?
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libraries, art, universities and math and science discoveries
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Hellenistic society included what areas? |
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How did Pericles extend democracy?
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created paid salaries with government service
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How did Pericles extend democracy? |
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What was the name given to where the temple hill would reside in each city state?
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acropolis
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What was the name given to where the temple hill would reside in each city state? |
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What was the result of the Persian Wars?
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Greece controlled the Aegean Sea area and Athens preserved its independence. |
What was the result of the Persian Wars? |
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What are the 2 battles in order of the Persian Wars?
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Marathon and Salamis |
What are the 2 battles in order of the Persian Wars? |
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Why were the Greeks able to win against the much larger forces of the Persians?
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Because the city states united to defeat Persia |
Why were the Greeks able to win against the much larger forces of the Persians? |
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Who is attributed with the an oath which doctors use today?
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Hippocrates |
Who is attributed with the an oath which doctors use today? |
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Who discovered the formula for right triangle?
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Pythagoras |
Who discovered the formula for right triangle? |
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Who discovered the areas of volume, principles of the lever and a screw type device?
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Archimedes |
Who discovered the areas of volume, principles of the lever and a screw type device? |
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Who is known as the Father of Geometry?
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Euclid |
Who is known as the Father of Geometry? |
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Who was known as the Father of Scientific History?
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Thucydides |
Who was known as the Father of Scientific History? |
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Who wrote Orestia and Persians?
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Aeschylus |
Who wrote Orestia and Persians? |
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What was an effect of colonization and geography of ancient Greece on the economy?
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Shift from bartering to coins |
What was an effect of colonization and geography of ancient Greece on the economy? |
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What was a major cause of Ancient Greeks to shift from agriculture to trade economy?
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limited arable land (25%) forced other economic means such as trade/fishing |
What was a major cause of Ancient Greeks to shift from agriculture to trade economy? |
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A similarity between Sparta and Athens would be...
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Both had slaves (Sparta called helots) and women had no political rights |
A similarity between Sparta and Athens would be... |
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"We regard an individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but as useless." Pericles What did Pericles consider important from the quote above? |
political process of the city-state and duty of citizens first |
"We regard an individual who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless, but as useless." PericlesWhat did Pericles consider important from the quote above? |
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Who said "To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the true meaning of knowledge."
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Socrates |
Who said "To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the true meaning of knowledge." |
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Who wrote The Republic and had a school called the Academy? |
Plato |
Who wrote The Republic and had a school called the Academy? |
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Whose empire is the map below? |
Alexander the Great |
Whose empire is the map below? |
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Who conquered all of Greece and united it after the Peloponnesian War? |
Philip II of Macedon |
Who conquered all of Greece and united it after the Peloponnesian War? |
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Identify the column below. |
Corinthian |
Identify the column below. |
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Identify the column in the picture. |
Ionic |
Identify the column in the picture. |
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Who is the goddess pictured? |
Athena, wisdom and war |
Who is the goddess pictured? |
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What are the 4 civilizations that Alexander the Great used and blended in his empire? |
PIGE Persian, Indian, Greek, Egyptian |
What are the 4 civilizations that Alexander the Great used and blended in his empire? |
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From the picture, this is found in Persia and would be an example of the Greek blending under Alexander the Great known as: |
Cultural Diffusion Hellenistic Culture |
From the picture, this is found in Persia and would be an example of the Greek blending under Alexander the Great known as: |
