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| Ancient Greece laid a foundation of what civilization |
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| The Western Civilizations |
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| What subjects do we see influence from ancient Greece's ideas in? |
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| government, philosophy, architecture, mathematics |
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| What two seas are by Greece |
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| Mediterranean and Aegean Sea |
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| What geographical feature limits farmland |
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| the rocky mountainess terrain |
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| Minoans, Mycenaeans, Dorian Invasion, Dark Ages, Rise of Greek Polis, Greek City-States, Athens is Democracy, Persia, Athen Gold, Delian League, Athens defeated, Alexander the Great |
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| Ruler of the Olympian Gods,and God of Sky |
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| Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth |
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| Goddess of Wisdom, arts and literature |
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| God of music, light, and of truth |
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| Goddess of grain and harvest |
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| Goddess of love, beauty, and desire |
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| Fastest god who delievers messages |
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| Athens is the birth place of what type of government |
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| What is a monarchy and which civilization used this |
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| ruled by a royal family with kings and queens, and the minoans and mycenaeans used this |
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| A small group of people hold power |
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| power is within the hands of a person who has taken control called Tyrants |
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| Which civilization used the Oligarchy |
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| The minoans were sea traders, what kind of material did they build their ships with |
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| Was the minoan's written language translated |
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| Was the mycenaean written language translated |
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| What type of food did the mycenaeans harvest |
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What was significant about Polis |
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| Greek city-state, origin word for words such as politics and police |
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| These are often included in the literature, art, architecture, and politics of Western civilization |
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| mythological symbols and images |
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| Beliefs of the ancient Greek religion |
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| powerful gods and goddesses, gods live on Mt. Olympus, gods with human forms and human characteristics |
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| Description of the Greek mainland |
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| mountains, good harbors, limited arable land |
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| What the Odyssey is about |
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| Travels of Odysseus while trying to return home |
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| Greeks replaced their barter economy with this |
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| were not citizens of Greece |
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| women, slaves, foreigners--also called metics |
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| A person who takes part in the government |
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| Why Greek colonies spread |
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| overcrowding, to get more food |
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| A government ruled by nobles |
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The Civilization which ended because of earthquakes and invasions |
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| explain natural phenomena, explain life events, explain human qualities |
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| Also, your short answer/discussion question will be for you to explain... |
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| the effect that Greece's geography and terrain will have on its development of polises and civilization |
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| What were the people called who made many reforms in government in Athens as tyrant and did not abuse his power |
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| Sculptor who created statue of Athena on the Acropolis |
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| man who became tyrant of Athens, rebuilt Athens, commissioned building of Parthenon |
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| defend your ideas by asking more questions |
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| dedication of main temple in Athens |
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| tyrant who organized the harsh laws of Athens into written code of law |
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| Developed code of ethical conduct practiced by doctors today |
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| tolerated customs of people they conquered, developed central bureaucracy, Royal Road made travel easier |
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| defensive alliance of Greek city-states with Athens as leader |
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| characteristics of Zoroastrianism |
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| practiced in Persia, Ahura Mazda - god, people choose good/evil, Zend Avesta- holy book |
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| Greece's smaller ships were better for fighting against large Persian ships |
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| play with a humorous theme and happy ending |
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| Battles between Sparta and Athens |
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| Peloponnesian WarPeloponnesian WarPeloponnesian War |
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| cylinder screw, principle of lever, pulley, principle of buoyancy |
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| battle in which Sparta held Persians back for 7 days |
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| this empire stretched from Egypt to Turkey, Mesopotamia to Indus River. Was largest empire in world |
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| tyrant who allowed ALL free men to participate in government |
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| mathematician who developed a2+b2=c2 |
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| alliance between Sparta and other city-states |
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| Greek historian who provided an account of the Persian Wars |
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| retreated to Asia Minor, never invaded Greece again, Greeks controlled Aegean Sea, Greeks developed culture and politics that influences us today |
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| Marathon, Salamis, Thermopylae |
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| characteristics of Spartan society |
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| rigid social structure, militaristic, aggressive society |
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| Pheidippides run to Athens announced this victory and was the basis of what event |
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| Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great, studied biology and politics |
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| king of Macedonia, father of Alexander, conquered most of Greece |
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| Persian Wars united these city-states |
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| goals of Alexander the Great |
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| conquer the world, spread Greek culture |
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| city-state that led the Golden Age of Greece |
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| Greek playwright who wrote Oedipus Rex |
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| mixture of Greek and Eastern cultures spread by Alexander the Great |
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| accurate historian who reported the Peloponnesian Wars |
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| Greek philosopher who began the school, the Academy, and wrote the Republic |
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| results of the Peloponnesian Wars |
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| slowing of cultural achievements, Greek city-states refuse to unify, Greece left open to invasion |
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| commercial and cultural center of Greece |
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| actions during Solon's rule |
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| ended enslavement for debt, expanded democracy, set up 2 house legislature |
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| Competition between Athens and Sparta |
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| created Delian League, Parthenon built, Acropolis rebuilt, extended democracy to most males |
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| philosopher who believed in absolute truth and taught Plato |
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| statements about Alexander the Great |
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| military genius, loved all Greek things, his empire stretched from Greece to Egypt to India |
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| a group of officials who administer day to day operations of a government |
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| an agreement between 2 or more states for their mutual benefit |
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| Temple to Athena on the Acropolis |
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| Emperor of Persia who fought at Marathon |
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| tyrants that worked for reform, right to vote, but were harsh in their laws |
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| All of the following are purposes of myths |
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| • | to explain natural phenomena | | • | | | • | to explain life events | | • | to explain human qualities |
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