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Lesson 11-15 Review Flashcards

1
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to drive off in disorder

A

rout

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2
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“Rejoice! Rejoice! We are victors!”

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Phidippides

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3
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“Loose me! Loose me! I must go nearer that music!”

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Odysseus

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4
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began the reform of the laws of Athens

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Draco

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5
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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Marathon

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6
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“Who is the happiest man you have ever known?”

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Croesus

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7
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cities ruled by magistrates (citizens) instead of kings

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republics

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8
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Homer’s epic about the wanderings of Odysseus

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Odyssey

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9
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rich king of Lydia

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Croesus

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10
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members of a city legislature

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alderman

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11
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monster of the Strait of Messina; deadly whirlpool

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Scylla and Charybdis

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12
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king of Ithaca; reluctant hero of the Trojan War

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Odysseus

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13
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weak and soft in attitude and behavior

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effeminate

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14
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a sudden, brief, violent windstorm

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squall

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15
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throwing spears

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javelins

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16
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Greek general; victor of the battle of Marathon

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Miltiades

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17
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“There you will find both earth and water for your master.”

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the Spartans

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18
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“Men of Athens! See what my enemies have done to me because I am a friend of the people.”

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Pisistratus

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19
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a cross-country foot race of 26.2 miles

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marathon

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20
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frugal and self-disciplined

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spartan

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21
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son of Pisistratus; ruled Athens with his brother until killed by enemies

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Hipparchus

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22
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son of Odysseus

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Telemachus

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23
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conquered people forced into serfdom by the Spartans

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Helots

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24
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a city fortress in a commanding position

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citadel

25
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Odysseus’ captain

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Eurylochus

26
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“Come back with this or upon this.”

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saying of Spartan mothers

27
Q

son of Pisistratus; ruled Athens until driven out for cruelty

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Hippias

28
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“Bring up this child for Sparta.”

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order of Sparta

29
Q

race of one-eyed giants

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Cyclops

30
Q

unemployed and lazy persons

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idlers

31
Q

“I care nothing for gods! But as for men, let me show you how much I like them! “

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Cyclops

32
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wife of Odysseus

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Penelope

33
Q

seized the Acropolis; made himself tyrant of Athens

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Pisistratus

34
Q

messenger who ran 22 miles to announce the victory of Marathon

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Phidippides

35
Q

king of Persia

A

Darius I (“the Great”)

36
Q

sorceress; turned men into animals

A

Circe

37
Q

sole ruler in a Greek city republic

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tyrant

38
Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

A

Athens

39
Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

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Asia Minor

40
Q

long adventurous voyage

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odyssey

41
Q

further reformed the laws of Athens

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Solon

42
Q

prince of Sparta; reformed the laws

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Lycurgus

43
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island princess; found Odysseus on the shore

A

Nausicaa

44
Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

A

Sparta

45
Q

to recoil involuntarily, from surprise or pain

A

flinch

46
Q

god of the winds

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Aeolus

47
Q

descendants of Hercules; conquered southern Greece

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Spartans

48
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“Sparta’s citizens are her walls.”

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Lycurgus

49
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ruling magistrate of Athens

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archon

50
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“When I hear whether or not your life has ended nobly, then I shall know whether or not you were really happy.”

A

Solon

51
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Homer’s epic about the Trojan War

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Iliad

52
Q

fruit of a small tree

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lotus

53
Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

A

Sicily

54
Q

citadel of Athens

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Acropolis

55
Q

messenger who ran 22 miles to announce the victory of Marathon

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Miltiades

56
Q

government by a few persons or families

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oligarchy

57
Q

hero-god said to have fought for the Greeks at Marathon

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Theseus

58
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sea nymph; cared for Odysseus for seven years

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Calypso

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