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In what ways did the Minoans show the importance of water/sea in the society? |
They created art |
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Why did the Minoan location help them? |
Trade |
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How would trade help the Greeks? |
Cultural diffusion |
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How did the Mycenaean's come to power?
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Invaded and concord the Minoans |
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What are the Greek states in order of development? |
Minoans Mycenaean's Athenians |
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What are the two Greek epics written by Homer? Why are these important to study? |
Iliad and Odyssey. Showing the value system of the Greece. |
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What three major geographical factors contributed to the development of Greece? |
Seas, mountains, islands |
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How did the Greek government organize itself because of its geographic factors? |
Isolated, developed separately, became city states |
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What was the Polis? |
City State |
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What legal traditions began in ancient Greece? |
Civic Values- taking everyone's needs into consideration |
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Democracy was founded in which Greek city-state? What kind of democracy did they have? |
Athens Direct democracy |
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How did Pericles help turn Greece into a culture center? |
Encourage arts and do festivals |
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Compare and contrast life in Sparta and Athens |
Sparta- muscles, war Athens-brains,art, culture, politics |
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What is the Socratic Method? |
Where the teacher asks questions to lead the students in the right direction |
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What is Thucydides known for? |
Peloponnesian War |
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How did Greek sculpture change from early Classical Greece to later Classical Greece? |
early Classical Greece was ridged in form later Classical Greece was m ore natural |
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What types of art were the Greeks known for? |
Sculpture and buildings |
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What is the Parthenon? Why is it important? |
It's a Greek Temple and it is the best example of Greek architecture. |
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What types of drama did the Greeks enjoy? |
Tragedy and comedy |
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What did all Greeks have in common? |
Same gods Same heros |