Greece Flashcards

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1
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Period between Olympics

A

Olympiads

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2
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“naked”

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Gymnos

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3
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“where one exercises naked”

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Gymnasium

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4
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Not allowed to participate in the Olympics

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Woman

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5
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Boxing, wrestling, and judo

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Pancratium

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6
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Roman emperor

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Nero

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7
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___ enjoyed watching events

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Ghosts

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8
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City where Olympic Games were held

A

Elis

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9
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You would get this if you broke the rules or cheated in the Olympics

A

Fines

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10
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___ had no weight or size restrictions

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Boxing

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11
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How many games did the first Olympics have

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One

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12
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The __ sometimes ended in death

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Pancratium

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13
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The earliest Minoans arrived on this island

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Crete

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Minoans built a grand palace here, capital city of Crete

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Knossos

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15
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The interior of the palace was covered with large colored paintings, what did they show

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Six acres, rooms, chambers that twisted and turned with plumbing indoor toilets and large paintings

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16
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What two factors contributed to the growth and prosperity of Minoan civilization

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Sea, land

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17
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This sea surrounds the island of Crete

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Mediterranean

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18
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The Minoans traded their wares as far off as Syria and this country

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Egypt

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19
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Because Crete is blessed with a vast amount of fertile soil, Minoans proved to be excellent __

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Farmers

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In addition to good food supply , the Minoans had an abundance of resources that included ___ and ___.

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Timber , wool

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21
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What did the Minoans do with their surplus of food and resources?

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Export

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22
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Minoan craftsman created jewelry, clothing, and ornaments from these imported goods

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Gold, silver, fabric

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23
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Jumping over the horns was called what

24
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Bull leaping was probably similar to a modern day

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Why were woman afforded special status in Minoa
Because they could bear children
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Who was the Minoans main deity of God
Mother or snake goddess
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Only woman were blessed by mother goddess were permitted to do what
Bear children
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What freedoms did women in Minoa have that other women of ancient civilization were not permitted to do
Sports, hunting, attending sporting events and the theater
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Around 1450 B.C., why did Minoan civilization begin to decline
Volcanic explosion
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Why did natural disasters make the Minoans believe
They were punished and destroyed by their gods
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Who were the crude invaders who overthrew the Minoans and destroyed the palace
The Mycenaean’s
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Painting on damp plaster
Frescoes
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Animal type skin
Parchment
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Knossos is also known as
House of the double ax
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Found Knossos
Sir Arthur evans
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Minoan writing
Linear A
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King of the gods
Zeus
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Sun god
Helios
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The god of the sea
Poseidon
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Half bull half man
Minotaur
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Owner of minotaur
King Aegeus
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Son of king Minos, killed the Minotaur
Theseus
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Daughter of King Aegeus
Ariadne
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Son of Zeus
Hercules
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Wine god, married Ariadne
Dionysus
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A maze, home of the bull
Labyrinth
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King Aegeus kingdom
Athens
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The island of Ariadne
Naxos
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The sea between Crete and Athens, named after king Aegeus , sea east of greece
Aegean Sea
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They were sent every nine years to be fed to the Minotaur
Fourteen young Athenian men and women
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The sails on the sacrificial ship
Black sails
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King Aegeus dug a ___ and ___ under a boulder for his son Theseus
Sword and gold sandals
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Ariadne got a ___ to give to Theseus so he could kill the minotaur
Gold thread
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They were supposed to be used on the way back to Athens to show their victory
White sails
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Sea west of Greece
Ionian
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People of Crete ruled under king Minos
Minoans