What Was Life Like In Ancient Greece?

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What caused the Greek people to be outdoors, discuss issues and eventually led to democracy?

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Climate

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Who ruled Greece during the Dark Ages?

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The Dorians

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What were the long, heroic poems that developed during the Dark Ages called?

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Epics

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Who was the greatest poet of the age?

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Homer

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What Greek ideal meant to strive for excellence, to show courage, and to win fame and honour?

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Arete

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A) What was the true prize of the ancient Olympic games?

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Fame and Honour

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B) Why did Western Civilization re-institute the modern Olympic games?

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To bring fame and honour to home nations

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What did the Greeks call their stories about their gods?

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Myths

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What did the Greeks call:
A) a city-state?

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Polis

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B) a fortified hilltop used for meetings

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Acropolis

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C) free adult men?

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Citizens

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D) soldiers of a city-state?

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Hoplites

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E) their famous fighting formation?

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Phalanx

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F) citizen soldiers who rebelled against the aristocracies?

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Tyrants

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G) spartan peasants?

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Helots

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H) term that means being vigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained?

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Spartan

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I) a government where all citizens take part?

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Democracy

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J) based on Pheidippides running 26 miles to save Athens?

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Marathon

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K) a small group of noble families that controlled the government?

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Aristocracy

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A) What did the Greeks believe of human beings that was the basis of their citizenship?

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They were free and rational people

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B) What did the Greeks expect of their citizens?

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To express their ideas

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C) What did the Greeks expect of their leaders?

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To listen to people

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The discovery of this metal allowed ordinary citizens to afford weapons and rebel against the nobels

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Iron

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The Spartans developed this philosophy because they lived in fear of a helot uprising

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Militaristic

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A) Which Greeks valued duty, strength, and discipline?

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Spartans

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B) Which Greeks valued individuality, beauty, and freedom of thought?

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Athenians

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A) Which Greek leader allowed all male citizens to attend the assembly, debate, and vote?

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Solon

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B) What Greek leader created the Council of Five Hundred?

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Cleisthemes

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C) What groups in Greek society were not allowed to take part in their democracy?

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- Slaves
- Foreigners
- Women

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D) What Greek leader allowed the poor to hold public office by paying wages?

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Pericles

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E) Which Greek leader declared that gold, ivory, and marble were only for public use (not private) and thus glorified Athens?

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Pericles

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A) What were the Greeks expressing when they built the Parthenon, the statue of Athena and other works of architecture?

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Pride in Athens

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B) What "art" was created by using the values of order, balance, and proportion?

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Classical

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C) What did the Greeks create to express their civic pride and give tribute to the gods?

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- Drama
- Theatre

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What "art" was used to educated the public about the power of leaders, justice and morality, war, and duties owed to the gods?

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Drama

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These people were expected to do domestic chores, cover their faces in public, not attend school, and had few legal rights.

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Women

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A) What were the wars between Athens and Sparta called?

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The Peloponnesian War

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B) What did the Athenians lose confidence in because their leaders were weak and corrupt after the war?

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Democracy

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A) What "art" developed after the war and made fun of the politics, people, and ideas of the Athenians?

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Comedies

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B) Which one of the major concepts developed in Greek societies because of the dramatic comedies?

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Skepticism

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C) What was clarified for the Athenians because of the comedies?

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Values

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A) What term means "one who loves wisdom"?

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Philosopher

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B) What did the Greeks assume about the abilities of people to think?

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People could use reason and logic

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C) What Greek philosopher questioned democracy, patriotism, and religion?

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Socrates

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D) What standard did ideas have to meet according to this philosopher?

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Truth and Reason

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E) What philosopher was put to death for corrupting the youth of Athens?

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Socrates

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F) Plato believed that this ideology was flawed because Socrates was put to death?

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Democracy

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G) Who did Plato believe would make the best leader?

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Philosopher-King

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H) Who was Plato's famous student?

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Aristotle

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A) Who became king of the Macedonians in 336 B.C.

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Alexander the Great

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B) What Persian king tried to resist Alexander and failed?

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Darius

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C) What famous city did Alexander create in Egypt?

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Alexandria

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D) What culture was created by the blending of Greek and Persian customs?

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Hellenism

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E) What city become famous for its museum (contained a zoo) and the first research library in the world?

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Alexandria

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Which Hellenistic scientist:

A) Calculated the value for pi?

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Archimedes

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B) Created the geometric theorems?

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Euclid

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C) Concluded the Earth revolved around the sun?

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Aristarchus

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How has Arete been a fundamental building block of Western Civilization?

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We are expected to strive for excellence (the meaning of Arete)

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To whom did the Greeks contribute drama, architecture, sculpture, religion, and philosophy?

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Western Civilization

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In what area of Western Civilization did the Greeks contribute:

A) Medicines?

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Science

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B) Domes, balconies, pillars?

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Architecture

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C) Mythology, holidays?

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Religion

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D) Democracy?

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Government

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E) Use of colour on buildings, fascination with the female body?

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Arts

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F) Burial on land, cleanliness, importance of the family?

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Societal Values

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G) Olympics, training for sports, gambling?

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Sports

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Name the major concept involved for each Greek contribution:

A) Arete, epics, citizenship, Olympic games?

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Individualism

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B) Classical art, dramas, scientific achievements?

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Humanism

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C) Giving women few rights, execution of Socrates, losing faith in Democracy?

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Skepticism

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D) Greek myths?

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Religion

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E) Greek philosophers using reason?

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Secularism

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F) Democracy, Spartan and Athenian values?

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Ideology