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What were the ancient Greek city-states called?

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A Polis.

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Name 4 famous Greek city-states.

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Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Sparta.

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Which gods/goddesses was Athens dedicated to and what was their domain?

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Athena, the goddess of wisdom

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Which gods/goddesses was Sparta dedicated to and what was their domain?

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Ares, the god of war

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What were the types of political systems present in the ancient Greek city-states

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Democracies, oligarchies, monarchies, and tyrannies

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What does it mean when the Greek social structure was ‘stratified’ and what was the main strata?

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It means divided into layers. The main strata is the government, male citizens, male children, women, foreigners, and female children, and slaves.

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What did boys learn in Ancient Greece

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Mathematics, music, and physical training.

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What did girls learn? Where did they learn this?

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Domestic skills at home, managing the household and raising children.

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What were the primary roles of women within households?

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Raise and have children and do domestic duties.

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Who was the king of the gods

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Zeus, the god of the sky

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What was the temple in Athens which was for Athena

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Parthenon

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What is the Socratic method

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It is a argumentative method of dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to simulate the mind.

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What did Plato found

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The Academy, which explores topics like virtue, knowledge, and justice

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When and where did the Olympic games originate

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776BC in Olympia

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What is the phalanx

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A packed formation used in battles, armed with shields and swords

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What were some goods traded

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Olive oil, wine, pottery, and textiles

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Describe the cultural impact of Greek colonizations

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Contact with new diverse cultures, new languages, customs, and traditions

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What is the Peloponnese

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A large peninsula connected to the mainland

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Who were the leaders of the alliances: 1. Delian league, 2. Peloponnese league

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  1. Athens, 2. Sparta
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What is a democracy?

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A government system which citizens vote for choices

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What’s a tyranny

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a nation under a cruel and oppressive government

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What’s a monarchy

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When the throne is passed on through family or relatives

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What’s a oligarchy

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When a group of people have control of a country

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What happened after the Peloponnesian wars

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Macedon rose to power under the leadership of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great

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What event marked the Golden Age of Athens

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The Greco-Persian Wars

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What caused the Peloponnesian wars

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The rising tension between city-states as Athens grew in the Golden Ages

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What did ancient Athenian culture affect modern Western civilization

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Arts, literature, politics, philosophy

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What did Xerxes do to Athens in the Greco-Persian war

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He sacked and captured the city

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Who were the kings of Persia and Sparta?

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Persia: Xerxes, Sparta: Leonidas

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How many Spartans faced the Persian army in the Battle of Thermopylae

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Three hundred Spartans faced the Persians

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How many Persians were there the Battle of Thermopylae

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One million Persian soldiers

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Why Darius the Great decided to invade Greece. (Battle of Marathon)

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He wanted to punish Athens and conquer Greece

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Where did the Persians land their forces, how far from Athens was it (Battle of Marathon)

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They landed at Marathon, 42km from Athens

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How many soldiers did Miltiades take with him to the Battle of Marathon

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He took 10,000 men and positioned them on top of a hill (Persians had 15,000)

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What happened in Pheidippides’ run (Battle of Marathon)

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Pheidippides ran 42 km from Marathon to Athens to announce their victory and then died

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Who was the founder of the Persian Empire, and who expanded it

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Cyrus the Great founded it and Darius the Great expanded it

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Who failed to conquer Greece

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Xerxes

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When was the Greek Phalanx created

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Around 700 BCE

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What was is a Greek shield, short swords, and the long spear called

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Shield: Hoplon, Short swords: Xiphos, Long spears: Doru

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What government system did Athens and Sparta used

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Athens: Democracy, Sparta: Oligarchy

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