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29 Cards in this Set
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Mediterranean Sea is the largest what |
Inland sea |
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No point is more than how far away from the sea |
100 miles |
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Much of our architecture comes from what roots |
Greek |
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Before Greek was a country it was a bunch of what |
City states |
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Why were the Greeks traders? |
Many harbors all over |
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How was Crete destroyed |
Volcano |
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What did they do with there roads first |
Paved them |
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They had what water |
Running water |
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We're Minoans peaceful or hostile |
Peaceful |
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We're mycenaeans peaceful or hostile |
Hostile |
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Iliad was about what |
Trojan war and Achilles heel |
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Odyssey was about what |
Odysseus getting home |
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What 4 seas bordered greece |
Aegean sea, Ionian sea, Mediterranean Sea, and sea of crete |
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When wrote the Iliad and odyssey |
Homer |
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What is polis |
The basic political unit of Greek civilization |
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Acropolis means what |
Top city |
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Why did greece create colonies |
They were growing to big for one area |
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Who began to take over the city states |
Rich land owners |
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Oligarchy was what |
Where few peopl were in charge |
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Democracy was what |
Government by the people |
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Where was the first democratic constitution |
Athens |
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Which Persian war was the battle of marathon |
First person war |
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Greece was known for what |
Trading |
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How many troops set out for the Persian battle |
250,000 |
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How many Greeks were sent to stop the Persians |
7000 |
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How many days were spent waiting before the battle actually happened |
4 |
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Persians were defeated where |
Salamis |
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Who did we get the Olympics from |
Greeks |
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What did the Olympians wear |
Nothing |
