ancient Greece Flashcards

1
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It refers to both the ancient Greek mainland and the surrounding islands in the Aegean Sea

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Aegean world

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2
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City-states

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polis

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3
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Central meeting place/market

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Agora

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4
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Used for protection and was a center for religion and government

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Acroplolis

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5
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An ancient festival held 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 BC and ending around 448 BC

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Persian War

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7
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Each citizen votes directly on all laws.

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Each citizen votes directly on all laws.

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8
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Citizens vote for representatives ​who then vote on the laws.

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Representative Democracy

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9
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A war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta

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Peloponnesian war

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