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1
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_____________ were the major landforms in Greece

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Mountains

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True/False - Land wasn’t arable/farmable

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True

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The Greeks used what to destroy Troy.

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The Trojan horse

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What are two epics about the Trojan war?

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Iliad and the Odyssey

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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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True or False - Many sons mesmerized the Iliad

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True

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__________ was blind/poet/who wrote Iliad

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Homer

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Soon after what war did Greek civilization collapse?

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The Trojan War

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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

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True

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What caused the dark ages?

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Nobody knows

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“High city” =

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Acropolis

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What temple is on THE acropolis?

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the Parthenon

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The Acropolis is in ________

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Athens

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Largest Greek building built to worship the Goddess Artemis

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Temple of Artemis

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ruled by one

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Monarchy

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ruled by many

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Democracy

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ruled by few

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Oligarchy

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These are some facts about who?

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

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Pericles

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Parthenon was built to…

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

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

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Socrates

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Who did Socrates teach?

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Plato

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Who did Plato teach?

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Aristotle

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

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Aristotle

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True or False - Ancient Greece had the first playwrights

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True

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Olympian games were held in honor of _________.
Zeus
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center of Athens public life
The Agora
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center of Athens religious life
The Acropolis
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Early in the mornings men would go to The
Agora
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Temples and government buildings lined The
Agora
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True or False - Most homes in Ancient Greece where fancy and made out of wood
False
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True or False - Most Greeks ate little meet
true
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True or False - People in Ancient Greece thought women needed to be protected and guided by men
True
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True or False - women could vote in Ancient Greece
False
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Slaves were _________ responsibility
Women's
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True or False - If kids were born into a slave family they would soon become a slave
true
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True or False - most Greeks owned Greek slaves
False
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Slaves can become free if they…
Buy their freedom | Owner releases them
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True or False - Without slaves.... - Men wouldn't have leisure - No time for arts
True
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True of False - Life in Sparta was free and open while Athena the opposite
False
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Spartans main priority was ________
WAR ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️
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What where slaves owned by Sparta called?
Helots
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True or False - Helots outnumbered Spartans
True 👍
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What would happen if an unhealthy kid was born in Sparta?
They would be thrown off a cliff
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Spartan boy trained to be a
Warrior
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Spartan girls trained to be ______________
healthy woman for healthy babies
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True or False - Women had a better life in Sparta than other city-states
True
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True or False - Spartans didn't mingle with other Greeks
True
48
True or False - Spartans where encouraged to travel
False
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King __________ (Persian leader)wanted the Greek city-states in Asia Minor to pay him tribute/taxes
Darius
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What where the Greek advantages in the Persian War?
Freedom for families Freedom for City Knew what would happen if they lost(City would be burned, Slaves, Dead) Knew the land
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Was the battle of marathon a sea or land battle?
Land
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Who one battle of Marathon?
Greeks
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Who ran to Athens from Marathon?
Phidippides
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What did Pheidippides say when he finally got to Athens?
"Nike,Nike!" (Victory)
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Who is King Darius's son?
King Xerxes
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Who was the Greek farmer who helped the Persians by showing them a passageway through the mountains?
Efialtes
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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.
True
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True or False - Thermopylae was a sea battle. 🌊
False 👎
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Small Greek navy ships used in the battle of Salamis were called __________
Trirings
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Who won the battle of Salamis?
The Greeks
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True or False - The battle of Salamis was a sea battle 🌊
True
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What was the last Persian War battle called?
BATTLE OF PLATAEA
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Was the battle of Plataea on land or sea?
Land
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Who was king of Persia in this battle?
Xerxes
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After Persian war who was Athens leader?
Pericles
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Money was stored in the Delian league in case of Persian attack. Who used it actually and for what?
Perculise used it to build the parthanon.
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Who created a new league after Athens used the Delian leagues money and what was the new league called?
The Spartans created a league and called it the Peloponnesian League.
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True or False - Athens was stronger on land in war while Sparta in sea.
False
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How long did the Peloponnesian War last?
27 years
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Sparta partnered with who in the Peloponnesian War?
Persia
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In the Peloponnesian War, who helped Sparta with their navy and gave them money?
Persia
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__________ cut off Athens food and water + more supplies
Sparta
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Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
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Who was Alexander the Greats role model? Besides his dad
Achilles
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King Phillip, Alexander the Greats father, who was he the ruler of?
Macedonia
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__________ built a better army than Sparta, and untied Macedonia
King Phillip
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True or False - King Phillip wanted to conquer Persia but assassinated before he could
True 👍
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True or False - Alexander named many cities after his cat, Ciphers
False ( He had no cat)
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Where was the last battle Alexander fought
At Babylon
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What is Alexander the Greats horses name? What does it mean?
Bucephalus | “Bull headed”
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What was Alexander the Greats dogs name?
Peritas
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True or False - Alexander the Great died in battle
False
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How many years did Alexander rule for?
13
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True or False - Alexander the Great hated Persian women
False - he married one
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True or False - Alexander the Great aloud rulers to continue governing
True
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True or False - Alexander the Great did everything with his men.
True

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