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14 Cards in this Set
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What separated the different regions within Greece? |
mountains |
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What caused the major difficulties in uniting Ancient Greeks under a single government? |
the geography of the region |
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Which of the following did Athens and Sparta have in common? |
they were both city-states |
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What was the direct cause of Athens' gradual move towards democracy? |
fears of major political upheaval |
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What was an important feature of Athenian democracy under Pericles? |
increased number of paid public officials |
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Who fought in the Peloponnesian Wars? |
Athens and Sparta |
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What caused the decline of Athens' golden age and the end of democracy? |
military defeat
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It was important that Alexander the Great was a student of Aristotle because he taught him ___________________ |
all that was known in the Greek world at the time |
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a reason why Macedonia conquered Greece |
Macedonia received assistance from the Persians |
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Alexander the Great's first victories against the Persians gave him control of which region? |
Anatolia |
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Why did Alexander the Great refuse the peace settlement from Darius III? |
Alexander's quick victories made him want the entire Persian empire |
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Why was Alexandria, Egypt, important during the Hellenistic period? |
it became the foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic culture |
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a culture that was not represented in the cultural blend of Hellenistic culture |
Chinese |
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After conquering Greece, Alexander the Great conquered which regions? |
Persian Empire, Egypt, and the Indus Valley |
