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| This Great ruler of Persia did not mistreat conquered people or force them to accept Persian customs |
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| This young ruler killed all of his rivals before working to improve Persian society and expand the Persian empire. |
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| This son of a Persian Emperor tried to continue his father’s quest to conquer Greece, but ultimately failed. |
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| What were the Persian wars? |
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| Wars between Persia and Greece |
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| Which territory were a part of the empire of Cyrus the Great? |
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| Southwest Asia, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, Greek City-States |
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| How long did Spartan men stay in the army |
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| What were some of the skills a rich Athenian boy might learn in school? |
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| Reading, Writing, counting, thinking, a musical instrument |
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| Which city state won the Peloponnesian Wars? |
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| Why did the people conquered by Cyrus the Great rarely rebel? |
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| He allowed them to keep their customs, kings and religion |
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| This Macedonian ruler conquered all of Greece before he was MURDERED in 336 BC. |
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| This Great conqueror’s name means “Defender of Man”. |
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| Why did Alexander destroy Thebes? |
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| This man is considered one of the world’s greatest mathematicians |
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| The Hippocratic Oath, sworn by doctors to “do no harm”, was inspired by... |
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| What are two types of drama invented by the Greeks? |
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| What method of teaching did Socrates use? |
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| Why did Greek columns bulge in the middle? |
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| To create the optical illusion that they were straight |
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| This Athenian philosopher is known as the Father of Western Philosophy? |
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| This student of Socrates is famous for his works, The Republic and the Allegory of the Cave. |
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| This Greek philosopher is most famous for identifying dolphins and being the personal teacher of Alexander the Great. |
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| Greek democracy is the ONLY thing that we still use today. |
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| Alexander created an empire that would last for many generations after his death. |
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| Argos won the Peloponnesian Wars |
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| Greeks were the first people to create and use electricity in their inventions. |
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| Philip II of Macedon was the father of Alexander the Great. |
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