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Ancient Greece Flashcards

1
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_____________ were the major landforms in Greece

A

Mountains

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2
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True/False - Land wasn’t arable/farmable

A

True

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3
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The Greeks used what to destroy Troy.

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The Trojan horse

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4
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What are two epics about the Trojan war?

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Iliad and the Odyssey

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5
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How many years did the Iliad and the Odyssey both last.

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10 years

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6
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True or False - Many sons mesmerized the Iliad

A

True

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7
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__________ was blind/poet/who wrote Iliad

A

Homer

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8
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Soon after what war did Greek civilization collapse?

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The Trojan War

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9
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True or False in the dark ages Greeks no longer traded foods,good, and Greeks forgot about the art of writing

A

True

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10
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What caused the dark ages?

A

Nobody knows

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11
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“High city” =

A

Acropolis

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12
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What temple is on THE acropolis?

A

the Parthenon

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13
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The Acropolis is in ________

A

Athens

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14
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Largest Greek building built to worship the Goddess Artemis

A

Temple of Artemis

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15
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ruled by one

A

Monarchy

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16
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ruled by many

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Democracy

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17
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ruled by few

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Oligarchy

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18
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These are some facts about who?

Member of the aristocratic family
Supports democracy
Greatest accomplishment was the Parthenon

A

Pericles

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19
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Parthenon was built to…

A

Honor the patron
Protect Athens
Athena(Parthenon was the temple of Athena)

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20
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Who was the philosopher who was famous for “Know Thy Self” and questioning things?

A

Socrates

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21
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Who did Socrates teach?

A

Plato

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22
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Who did Plato teach?

A

Aristotle

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23
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Who’s school was called Lyceum - taught/tutored Alexander the Great?

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Aristotle

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24
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True or False - Ancient Greece had the first playwrights

A

True

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25
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Olympian games were held in honor of _________.

A

Zeus

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26
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center of Athens public life

A

The Agora

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27
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center of Athens religious life

A

The Acropolis

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28
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Early in the mornings men would go to The

A

Agora

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29
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Temples and government buildings lined The

A

Agora

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30
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True or False - Most homes in Ancient Greece where fancy and made out of wood

A

False

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31
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True or False - Most Greeks ate little meet

A

true

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32
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True or False - People in Ancient Greece thought women needed to be protected and guided by men

A

True

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33
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True or False - women could vote in Ancient Greece

A

False

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34
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Slaves were _________ responsibility

A

Women’s

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35
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True or False - If kids were born into a slave family they would soon become a slave

A

true

36
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True or False - most Greeks owned Greek slaves

A

False

37
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Slaves can become free if they…

A

Buy their freedom

Owner releases them

38
Q

True or False - Without slaves….

  • Men wouldn’t have leisure
  • No time for arts
A

True

39
Q

True of False - Life in Sparta was free and open while Athena the opposite

A

False

40
Q

Spartans main priority was ________

A

WAR ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️

41
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What where slaves owned by Sparta called?

A

Helots

42
Q

True or False - Helots outnumbered Spartans

A

True 👍

43
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What would happen if an unhealthy kid was born in Sparta?

A

They would be thrown off a cliff

44
Q

Spartan boy trained to be a

A

Warrior

45
Q

Spartan girls trained to be ______________

A

healthy woman for healthy babies

46
Q

True or False - Women had a better life in Sparta than other city-states

A

True

47
Q

True or False - Spartans didn’t mingle with other Greeks

A

True

48
Q

True or False - Spartans where encouraged to travel

A

False

49
Q

King __________ (Persian leader)wanted the Greek city-states in Asia Minor to pay him tribute/taxes

A

Darius

50
Q

What where the Greek advantages in the Persian War?

A

Freedom for families
Freedom for City
Knew what would happen if they lost(City would be burned, Slaves, Dead)
Knew the land

51
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Was the battle of marathon a sea or land battle?

A

Land

52
Q

Who one battle of Marathon?

A

Greeks

53
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Who ran to Athens from Marathon?

A

Phidippides

54
Q

What did Pheidippides say when he finally got to Athens?

A

“Nike,Nike!” (Victory)

55
Q

Who is King Darius’s son?

A

King Xerxes

56
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Who was the Greek farmer who helped the Persians by showing them a passageway through the mountains?

A

Efialtes

57
Q

True or False - In the battle of Thermopylae people of Thermopylae went to Athens to evacuate the people. They went to Salamis. The 300 Spartans stayed and held up the Persians for 2 days.

A

True

58
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True or False - Thermopylae was a sea battle. 🌊

A

False 👎

59
Q

Small Greek navy ships used in the battle of Salamis were called __________

A

Trirings

60
Q

Who won the battle of Salamis?

A

The Greeks

61
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True or False - The battle of Salamis was a sea battle 🌊

A

True

62
Q

What was the last Persian War battle called?

A

BATTLE OF PLATAEA

63
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Was the battle of Plataea on land or sea?

A

Land

64
Q

Who was king of Persia in this battle?

A

Xerxes

65
Q

After Persian war who was Athens leader?

A

Pericles

66
Q

Money was stored in the Delian league in case of Persian attack. Who used it actually and for what?

A

Perculise used it to build the parthanon.

67
Q

Who created a new league after Athens used the Delian leagues money and what was the new league called?

A

The Spartans created a league and called it the Peloponnesian League.

68
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True or False - Athens was stronger on land in war while Sparta in sea.

A

False

69
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How long did the Peloponnesian War last?

A

27 years

70
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Sparta partnered with who in the Peloponnesian War?

A

Persia

71
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In the Peloponnesian War, who helped Sparta with their navy and gave them money?

A

Persia

72
Q

__________ cut off Athens food and water + more supplies

A

Sparta

73
Q

Who won the Peloponnesian War?

A

Sparta

74
Q

Who was Alexander the Greats role model? Besides his dad

A

Achilles

75
Q

King Phillip, Alexander the Greats father, who was he the ruler of?

A

Macedonia

76
Q

__________ built a better army than Sparta, and untied Macedonia

A

King Phillip

77
Q

True or False - King Phillip wanted to conquer Persia but assassinated before he could

A

True 👍

78
Q

True or False - Alexander named many cities after his cat, Ciphers

A

False ( He had no cat)

79
Q

Where was the last battle Alexander fought

A

At Babylon

80
Q

What is Alexander the Greats horses name? What does it mean?

A

Bucephalus

“Bull headed”

81
Q

What was Alexander the Greats dogs name?

A

Peritas

82
Q

True or False - Alexander the Great died in battle

A

False

83
Q

How many years did Alexander rule for?

A

13

84
Q

True or False - Alexander the Great hated Persian women

A

False - he married one

85
Q

True or False - Alexander the Great aloud rulers to continue governing

A

True

86
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True or False - Alexander the Great did everything with his men.

A

True

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