Ancient Greece Flashcards

1
Q

it refers to both the Ancient Greek mainland and the surrounding islands in the Aegean Sea

A

Aegean World

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2
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City-state

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Polis

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3
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Central Market/meeting place

A

Angora

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4
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Used for protection and was a center for religion and governorment.

A

Acropolis

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5
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an ancient festival help every fourth year and made up of contests of sports music and literature with the victors prize a crown of wild olive.

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Olympics

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6
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A series of battles fought between the Greek city states and the Persian empire starting in 499 B.C ending around 488 B.C

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Persian war

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7
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Each citizen votes directly on all laws. (The first democracy invented by the Athenians).

A

Direct Democracy

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8
Q

identify and explain the government of ancient Greece in order to compare and contrast it to the U.S. government.

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Representative Democracy

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9
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was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta

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The Peloponnesian War

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