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What was the common Greek war formation

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A Phalynx

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Who was Athens greatest leader

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Pericles

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Spartan slaves were called

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Helots

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What is the term for banishment of a citizen

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Ostracism

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What is government by the people

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Democracy

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When nobles run the government

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Aristocracy

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A formal agreement of cooperation

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Alliance

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Greek root word for a city

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Polis

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Who is the son of Darius

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Xerxes

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Where did the Minoans originally settle

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The island of Crete

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What is a painting done on a wet plaster called

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Fresco

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What age followed the dark ages

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The Homeric ages

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Who led the first two Persian war campaigns
What about the third
And when

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Darius 1&2 499 Miletus and 490 marathon

Xerxes 480 in straights of solomis

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What was the alliance formed by most Greek states

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The Delian league

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Who dominated the Delian league

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Athens

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What was a hilltop fortress

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An acropolis

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What was the meeting place in the center of a city state

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An agora

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How long were Athenian citizens required to do military training

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2 years at age 18

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What is an archon

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A level below a tyrant in terms of ruling

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Who ruled most city states during the dark ages

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Monarchies

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Who took over government in 650

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Tyrannies

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What possibly caused the dark ages of Greece in 1250

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The Trojan war

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Who were first to rule Greece from 2000-1400

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The Minoans

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What were stages of a spartan boys life

Training, marriage, leaving

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Training 7
Marriage 20
Could move out of barracks at 30
Could retire at 60

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Who warned Athens to build a great navy

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Themistocles

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Who won pelopenesian wars

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Sparta

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