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Which Ancient Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?

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Aristotle

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What happened during the trial of Socrates?

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Socrates drank poison and confessed to his crimes of “corrupting the youths minds”

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How were the Athenians able to defeat the Persians at the Battle of the Marathon?

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They used the phalanx method.

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What sea is located directly south of Greece?

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Mediterranean Sea.

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Why did the FIRST Persian war start?

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Athens supplied military aid to the Ionians and Persia’s king, Darious I declared war on Athens.

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Why did the Peloponnesian war start?

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Athens had kicked Sparta out of the Delian League.

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What happened at the battle of Salamis?

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The Athenians defeated the Persians.

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How did Ancient Greece’s geography influence the city-states’ agriculture production?

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Farming was limited because of the mountains, so they had to acquire food via maritime trade.

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What was the outcome of the Battle of Thermopylae?

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Sparta had held off the Persians for 7-days

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What happened when Alexander the great and his forces invaded the Indus River Valley civilizations?

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After that they had to retreat because once they reached India his troops refused to go on at all.

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Was very militaristic in every aspect of Society.

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Sparta

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Located on the Peloponnesus.

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Sparta

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Had a representative government to lead the city.

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Athens

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No democracy.

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Sparta

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Citizens participated directly in decision-making.

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Athens

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Did not value things such as the arts, literature, or intellectual pursuits.

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Sparta

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First democracy.

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Athens

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All forms of individual expression were discouraged.

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Sparta

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Valued education - wealthy boys trained to be good citizens.

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Athens

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Solon made democratic reforms and outlawed debt slavery.

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Athens

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Valued duty strength, and discipline over freedom, individuality, and learning.

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Sparta

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Draco made legal code that said all citizens were equal under the law, but death was the punishment for most crimes.

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Athens

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Reformers like Cleisthenes increased the power of assembly by allowing all citizens to submit laws

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Athens

23
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Women had more rights than in other city-states and participated in athletics.

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Sparta

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Service to the state was above all else, even above the family.

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Sparta

25
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Rhetoric (the art of skillful speaking) was important to society.

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Athens

26
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Girls did not go to school-were trained to be good mothers and wives.

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Athens

27
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Men were encouraged to steal to develop good cunning.

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Sparta

28
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Encouraged trade and travel.

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Athens

29
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Valued individual expression.

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Athens

30
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Did not allow people to trade and travel.

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Sparta

31
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Boys began their military training at age 7.

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Sparta

32
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Used helots to work the land, which were very similar to slaves.

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Sparta

33
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Men expected to serve in the military until age 60.

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Sparta

34
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Military conflict around 1250 BC between Troy and the Greek City-states.

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Trojan War

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The epic poem about the AFTERMATH of the Trojan war.

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The odyssey

36
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Government in which a king or queen exercises power.

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Monarchy

37
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The most famous example of Greek architecture.

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The Parthenon

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A group of people with authority to make a decision in a legal case.

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Jury

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Government in which the ruling power belongs to a few people.

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Oligarchy

40
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City-State in Ancient Greece that evolved from a monarchy to a limited direct democracy.

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Athens

41
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Was a student of Socrates and wrote the Republic.

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Plato

42
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Formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another’s defense.

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Alliance

43
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The epic poem about the Trojan War.

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The illiad

44
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He was the sone of phillip II and he conquered the Persian empire, Asia minor, Palestine, Egypt, and Babylon.

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Alexander the Great

45
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Government in which the people have the ruling power.

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Democracy

46
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City the was founded in 332 BC by Alexander the Great, became one of the greatest cities of the Mediterranean world.

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Alexandria

47
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A government in which a leader took it over by force

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Tyranny

48
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He was the leader of Athens during the Golden Age of Athens.

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Pericles

49
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City-state in Ancient Greece settled by the Dorians and built as a military state.

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Sparta

50
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An Ancient city in Crete, the main center of the Minoan civilization.

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Knossos

51
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City-state in Ancient Greece.

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Polis

52
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An Ancient Greek poet who wrote a poem about the Trojan war.

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Homer

53
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Often called the “Father of History”

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Herodotus

54
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What’s Greeks geography like?
How did the geography of Ancient Greece influence this civilization?

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Had a mountainous terrain. Very hilly,
The mountains gave them a limited amount of land to farm. Would have to use the Mediterranean sea in order to trade and travel

55
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What was the Golden Age of Athens? What achievements were associated with the Golden Age of Athens?

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Athens had great victory over Persia and became the leader of the Delian league. Built the Parthenon dedicated to the goddess Athena. Had advances in education and subjects of learning.

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