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18 Cards in this Set
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Helots were Spartan _________
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slaves
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Spartan men served on active duty in the army until the age of ____________
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sixty
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Give an example of a totalitarian government?
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dictatorship
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With regard to civilization, the Spartans contributed ________
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almost nothing
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How did the helots influence the Spartan development of a strong military?
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there were twenty times as many helots as citizens. Sparta maintained a strong army to prevent a rebellion.
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The adjective "spartan" means _________________
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marked by great self-discipline or self-denial.
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Why was the word "spartan" important to it's people?
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they believed in self-discipline and self-denial which was a very important part of their society.
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Who founded the Persian Empire, the largest the world had seen at this time?
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Cyrus
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Why did the Greek colonies rebel?
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they had to pay Persian taxes and serve in the army.
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What was the Persian army's first major defeat?
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Marathon
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Who was the father of Xerxes?
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Darius I
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What two actions angered Darius?
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mainland Greeks assisting the colonies and killing his ambassadors in the rebellion.
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Why do you think Cyrus was called "Great"?
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because he founded the Persian Empire.
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Why were the Greeks defeated at Thermopylae?
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Persians found a trail around the mountains to surround the Greeks.
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Which city-state had the stronger army, Athens or Sparta?
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Sparta
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Name on way in which Athens and Spata were similar.
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they spoke the same language and worshipped same god
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Describe what topics might have been discussed by men in the agora.
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current affairs, gossip, philosophy, politics.
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Which god ruled the underworld?
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Pluto
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