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11 Cards in this Set
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What occurred on the first day of the olympic games?
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sacrifices to the gods and the athletes vowed they were able to partcipate in the games and that they would obey the olympic rules while competing
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What did the victors of the olympics games all recieve?
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statues erected in their honor
parades in their home town choice seats at all public spectacles exempt from paying taxes carved states placed in prominent places cash reward |
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what was common in greek homes?
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inexpensive materials
varied from 2 or 3 rooms to a dozen or so main rooms in larger houses: kitchen, small room for bathing, bedrooms on 2nd floor, mens dining room and rooms for the women furniture:chairs stools couchs tables chests boxes baskets |
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what was the role of the women in the archaic period?
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bearing and raising the children
running and supervising the household harvesting olives and fruit and gathering of vegetables spinning weavind and sewing the familys clothes |
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What did warfare between neighboring greek states normally result in?
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limited to destroying the agricultural basis
extremely bloody whole populations were not killed destruction of cities was avoided wars were between march and oct when the wealthier allowed it |
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what did a typical soldier in the greek army have?
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swords
spears javelins bows and arrows sling propelled pellets |
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what did the increase in trade during the archaic period result in
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need for living space and new markets
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what did the majority of maufacturing in ancient greece involve
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most worker were slaves
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When it came to death what did the greeks believe?
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his or her vital breath or psyche left the body to enter the palace of hades king of the dead
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What characteristics did the polis include?
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protector and patron
seperate states had close interaction with on another during this time learned political organization for one another developed unique and independant cultures and political organizations |
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what events were included in the olympics?
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pentathalon
wrestling boxing pankration 100 bulls slaughtered total of 14 contests over 4 days divided into clases: phsical and horse and chariot |
