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44 Cards in this Set
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Following the Persian wars, who dominated Greece?
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Athens
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What did geography in the mountains of Greece create?
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isolated city- states
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What was Alexander's greatest lasting achievement?
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spread of culture
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What type of government is run by a small group of rich people?
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oligarchy
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Who was the Peloponessian War between?
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Athens and Sparta
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Athens celebrated its Golden Age under who?
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Pericles
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Who was the Trojan War between?
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Troy and Mycenae
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What government did Arsitotle say was best?
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one leader
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Who had an empire from Greece to India and Egypt?
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Alexander the Great
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What is a narrow passage of water?
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strait
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What two things did HOmer write?
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the Iliad and the Odyssey
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The art of skillful speaking
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rhetoric
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Who was put on trial for corrupting the youth?
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Socrates
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Who was sentenced to death for his teaching and beliefs?
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Socrates
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Who wrote The Republic?
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Plato
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Who taught the Golden Mean?
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Aristotle
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Who was Socrate's student's student?
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Aristotle
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Who first tried to take over Athens?
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Darius
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This Persian leader bext tried to take over Athens
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Xerxes
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This person was put in charge of Athens to introduce political, social, and economical reform
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Solon
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What island was Minoan civilizations loacated on?
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Crete
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Watercolors done on wet plaster?
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frescoes
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Geography of Greece includes what?
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Balkan Penisulas
Mountains Islands Surrounded by Water |
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Greek name for a city- state
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polis
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city on a hill top
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Acropolis
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In Greek city-states, government started as what and turned into what?
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Started as monarchy and turned to aristocracy and in some places oligarchy
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massive formation of heavily armored soldiers
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phalanx
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southern part of Greece also known as Pelopennesus
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Sparta
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What age did boys start to train for war?
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7
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What was the responsibility of the girls in Greece?
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Produce healthy sons for army
Obey fathers and husbands Inherit property |
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Where is Athens located?
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in Attica north of Peloponnesus
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By 500 B.C., who was the wealthiest city-state?
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Athens?
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Xerxes is the son of who?
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Darius
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Government in which large numbers of citizens take part in the day to day affairs of government
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direct democracy
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What was a major issue when Sparta attacked and Athenians moved inside the walls?
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overcrowding which caused a plague
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Philip II little by little took over Greece through what?
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threats, bribes, alliances, and diplomacy
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Who was assasinated at his daughter's wedding?
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Philip II
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Who took over the throne after Philip II?
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Alexander the Great
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Which leader never lost a battle throughout his whole life?
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Alexander the Great
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What did Alexander the Great and his troops encounter in India that they had never seen before?
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elephants
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This kind of culture was mix of Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian culture
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Hellenistic culture
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What city was built in Egypt and named after a ruler that also has a library/ museum in it?
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Alexandria
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Philosophy that urged people to avoid desires and disappointments by accepting whatever life gave them
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Stoicism
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What learning did we recieve from Macedonia?
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Pythagorean Theorem by Pythagoras
Euclid and basic geometry Pulley and lever |
