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Memoria Press Famous Men of Greece > Lessons 11-13 Review > Flashcards

Lessons 11-13 Review Flashcards

1
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king of Ithaca; reluctant hero of the Trojan War

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Odysseus

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2
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son of Odysseus

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Telemachus

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3
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race of one-eyed giants

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Cyclops

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4
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god of the winds

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Aeolus

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5
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Odysseus’ captain

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Eurylochus

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6
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sorceress; turned men into animals

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Circe

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7
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monster of the Strait of Messina; deadly whirlpool

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Scylla and Charybdis

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8
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sea nymph; cared for Odysseus for seven years

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Calypso

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9
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island princess; found Odysseus on the shore

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Nausicaa

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10
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wife of Odysseus

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Penelope

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11
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“I care nothing for gods! But as for men, let me show you how much I like them! “

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Cyclops

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12
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“Loose me! Loose me! I must go nearer that music!”

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Odysseus

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13
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fruit of a small tree

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lotus

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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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long adventurous voyage

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odyssey

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16
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Identify the starred location on the map.

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Sicily

18
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descendants of Hercules; conquered southern Greece

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Spartans

19
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conquered people forced into serfdom by the Spartans

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Helots

20
Q

prince of Sparta; reformed the laws

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Lycurgus

21
Q

“Bring up this child for Sparta.”

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order of Sparta

22
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“Come back with this or upon this.”

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saying of Spartan mothers

23
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“Sparta’s citizens are her walls.”

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Lycurgus

24
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government by a few persons or families

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oligarchy

25
Q

throwing spears

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javelins

26
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to recoil involuntarily, from surprise or pain

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flinch

27
Q

weak and soft in attitude and behavior

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effeminate

28
Q

unemployed and lazy persons

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idlers

29
Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

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Sparta

30
Q

frugal and self-disciplined

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spartan

31
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began the reform of the laws of Athens

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Draco

32
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further reformed the laws of Athens

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Solon

33
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ruling magistrate of Athens

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archon

34
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rich king of Lydia

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Croesus

35
Q

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

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Croesus

36
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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.”

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Solon

37
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members of a city legislature

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alderman

38
Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

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Athens

39
Q

Identify the starred location on the map.

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Asia Minor

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