Flashcards in Chapter 10 Deck (37)
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The three climate zones on the earth
Frigid, temperate, torrid
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Typically the largest gathering place in the Greek city-state
Theater
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The place men practiced sports
Gymnasium
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A long race track
Stadium
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The marketplace
Agora
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A singing poet
Bard
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Large group of foot soldiers armed with shields and spears trained to move together
Phalanx
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Greece is located on this peninsula
Balkan
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Alexander the great empire extended as far east as
India
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Independent cities that made up Greece in ancient times
City-states
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These people did all of the work in Sparta
Helots
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The book of the Bible in which Alexander the great's short life was prophesied
Daniel
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Torrid means this
Scorching
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The climate zone that is neither too hot nor too cold
Temperate zone
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Weather conditions of a region over a period of many years
Climate
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Conditions such as temperature and precipitation which change from day today make up a part a region's.....
Weather
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The amount of rain, snow, or sleet an area receives
Precipitation
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This body of water cuts Greece almost in half
The Gulf of Corinth
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The alphabet the Greeks borrowed and added vowels to
Phoenician
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A blind singing poet of Ancient Greece
Homer
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A philosopher concerned with finding the best way to live
Socrates
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A freed slave who wrote fables
Aesop
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The name of Alexander the Great's father who conquered most of Greece
Philip II
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Greek god who was honored by the Olympic Games
Zeus
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The city-state that was first to become powerful
Sparta
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Philosophers and foreigners were not welcome here
Sparta
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This city-state was the greatest cultural center in ancient Greece
Athens
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At age 7 boys began training to become soldiers
Sparta
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At age 7 boys began training to become good citizens
Athens
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