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1
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What was Greece’s geo like?

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Rocky mountain us and it was a peninsula

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2
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Travel was

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Difficult

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3
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Communities were

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Isolated

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4
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What was on the west side of Greece

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The Ionian Sea

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What was on the east side of Greece

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The agean sea

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6
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What was southwest of Greece

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The Mediterranean sea

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7
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Why did early Greeks turn to the sea

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Because travel was so difficult on the rugged mountains

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8
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What year did the Mionian civilization start on Crete

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2000 BC

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9
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What year did an earthquake title wave strike crete

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1600 BC

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10
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What were Greek three main exports

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Wood

olive oil and pottery

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11
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Who were the first people to speak Greek

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Myceneans

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12
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Who possibly attacked Troy

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Myceneans

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13
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When did the my Mycenaean civilization began to fall apart

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1200 BC

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14
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What was the Dark Age

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The period following the falling apart of the Myceneans falling apart

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15
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When did Greek city states start to form

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900 BC

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16
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What is the Greek word for city state

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Polis

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17
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What is the age that is marked by great achievements

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The classical age

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18
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What is a marketplace also served as a meeting place

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Agora

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19
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What stressed from the black sea to Spain

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Greek colonies

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20
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Why did the grease need colonies

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Because it’s population was growing and it needed more food

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21
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What is the influence of geography on politics

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Geo political

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22
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When was grease the number one trading nation in the agean area

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550 BC

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23
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The type of government in which the people rule themselves

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Democracy

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24
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What are rich landowners

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Aristocrats

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25
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Only if you have power

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Oligarchy

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26
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Greek ruler who created a new set of harsh laws after a revolt failed

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Draco

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27
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City where democracy was born

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Athans

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28
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When did salon created a government that was less harsh and gave more rides to the Aristocats

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590 BC

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29
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Who are citizens

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People who have the right to participate in government

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30
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When did Peististris overthrew the oligarchy and became the tyrant of Athans

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546 BC

31
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When did Cleisthes set up the worlds first democracy

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500 BC

32
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Who is a leader who held power through the use of force

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Tyrant

33
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Who is the father of democracy

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Cleisthenes

34
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Voting was usually done by Michelle pants or secret ballots

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Usually show of hands but sometimes used secret ballots

35
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How many people and assembly were needed to make a major decision

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6000

36
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What did the slave used to Marks citizens to vote or pay a fine

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A rope with red dye

37
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What was a democracy that the juries were 200-6000

500 on jury was most common

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Athenian democracy

38
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Athenian Democracy reached its height under who and when

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Pericles

and 460 BC to 429 BC

39
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Athans was a democracy for how many years

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170 years

40
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When was Athans conquered by Macedonia eventually lost its democracy

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330 BC

41
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Which democracy did Athans use

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Direct

42
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Which democracy is USA

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Representitive

43
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What democracy is one citizens created laws and enforce laws and acted as judges

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Athenian democracy

44
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What democracy you separation of powers and the citizens elect a Congress to pass laws and a president to enforce the laws the president then select Supreme Court judges who after being approved by the Senate serve for life separation of powers prevent one branch from becoming too powerful

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US democracy

45
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What ancient civilization that influence Grace was destroyed by a volcano

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Manoa

46
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What defeated the Trojans

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Mycenaians

47
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What are some things that cause democracies to dissolve

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Lack of unity
Tairney of the majority
And the people get soft

48
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What is a Boggio stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

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Mythology

49
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Who is the king of God

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Zeus

50
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Who is the god of seasons

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Demeter

51
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Who is the goddess of wisdom

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Athena

52
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Greeks came to speak to the Oracle(A female praise to Apollo to whom they thought the guy was giving answers

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Delphi

53
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Delphic oracle:

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Know thyself

Nothing in excess

54
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What is the athletic contest held every four years

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The Olympics

55
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Iliad and odysses two epic poems written by homer are

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Greek literature

56
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Last year’s of the Trojan war focused on the deeds of a Achellies
greeses greatest warrior

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Iliad

57
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Describes the challenges of Odysseus on his 10 year journey home after the war

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Odyssey

58
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Who is sappho

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A woman who was greeces greatest lyric poet

59
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Poems that were often set to music

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Lyric poetry

60
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Famous for his fables

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Aesop

61
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Short stories that teach the readers lessons about life or give advice on how to live

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Fables

62
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What are three very well-known fables

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  • ants and the grasshopper
  • tortoise and the hare
  • The boy who cried Wolf
63
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What is something very large and powerful and comes from the Titans a group of large and powerful God in Greek mythology

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Titanic

64
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What did Europe come from

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It’s name comes from the princes Europa

65
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Who are the Trojans

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Citizens from the city of Troy

66
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A persons weak spot

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Achilles’ heel

67
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A really hard job

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Herculean task

68
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When people and they don’t want something after they find out they can’t have it

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Sour grapes

69
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A person who seems to get rich Easley is said to have the

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Midas touch

70
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What is the story of Tantalus

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Tantalizing

71
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What kingdom Concord Athans and ended it’s democracy

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Macedonia

72
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Grease geographically is located on a

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Peninsula

73
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What is the contrast of the direct and representative democracy is

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Direct-tire wrecked is when people vote on every issue

-representative is one citizens elect representatives to debate and vote on issues

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