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1
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Who taught Aristotle?

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Plato

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Who taught Plato?

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Socrates

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Who taught Alexander?

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Aristotle

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Who taught Phillip II?

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Epaminondas

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Who taught Timon?

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Pyrrho

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6
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Who is Alexander’s Father?

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Phillip II

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7
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Who is Cronus’s Father?

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Uranus

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8
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Who is Zeus’s Father?

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Cronus

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9
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Who is Orestes’s Father?

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Agamemnon

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9
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Who is Helen’s Father?

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Zeus

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10
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What is Achilles? (state)

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Achaean

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11
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What is Aeneus? (state)

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Trojan

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What is Agamemnon? (state)

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Achean

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13
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What is Cimon? (state)

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Athenian

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14
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Who is Cimon?

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Cimon is a greek general associated with the Delian league, his father is Miltiades. He fought against the Persians. Battle of the Eurymedon.

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Who is Miltiades?

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He fought in the battle of Marathon against the Persians, was seen as the hero of the war but then fell from grace and became a Persian hero.

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16
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What is Cleisthenes? (state)

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Athenian

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17
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Who is Cleisthenes?

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Father of Democracy

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18
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What is Cyrus? (state)

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Trojan

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19
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What is Darius? (state)

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Persian

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Who is Darius?

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The guy who lead the Persian- Greek fights, since he was the leader of The Persian Empire. Participated in the Battle of Marathon. The guy who built Persepolis.

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21
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What is Hector? (state)

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Trojan

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22
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What is Leonidas? (state)

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Spartan

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23
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Who is Leonidas?

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King of Sparta and fought in Thermopylae same time as Xerxes (Persian). Died in battle.

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24
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What is Lycurgus? (state)

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Sparta

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25
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Who is Lycurgus?

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Lycurgus is that baddie who said the Spartan way of life was too soft and that they needed to prepare for slave revolt.

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26
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What is Menelaus? (state)

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Achaean

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27
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What is Minos? (state)

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Minoan

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28
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Who is Minos?

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He is the son of Zeus, King of Crete, step dad to the minotaur.

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29
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What is Odysseus? (state)

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My baddie Achaean reining king of Ithica, neither man or mythical, Polyphemus’ darkest moment.

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30
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What is Paris? (state)

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Trojan

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31
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What is Pasiphaë? (state)

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Minoan

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32
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What is Patroclus? (state)

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Achaean

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33
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What is Priam? (state)

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Trojan

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34
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Who is Priam?

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King of Troy during the Trojan War

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35
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What is Solon? (state)

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Athens

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36
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Who is Solon?

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Forgotten Father of democracy, came first before Cleisthenes.

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37
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What is Themistocles? (state)

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Athenian

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38
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Who is Themistocles?

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General in the Battle of Salamis, the guy who recognized Athens’s potential for naval power. After his victory in Athens brother was booted out of the country and sought refuge in Persia. Also same time as Xeres.

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39
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What is Xeres? (state)

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Persian

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40
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Who is Xerxes?

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Son of Darius, King of Persia, fought in the battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Salamis.

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41
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Identify the date of the following battles and put them in order: Chaeronaea, Gaugamella, Marathon, Plataea, Salamis, Thermopylae, Troy

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Troy (12 cenutry BCE), Marathon (490 BCE), Thermopylae (480 BCE), Salamis (480 BCE), Plataea (479 BCE), Caeronaea (338 BCE), Gaugamela (331 BCE).

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42
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Who killed Hector?

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Achilles

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43
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Who killed Agamemnon?

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Clytemnestra, (his wife).

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44
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Who killed the Minotaur?

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Theseus

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45
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Who killed Clytemnestra?

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Orestes, (her son).

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46
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Who killed Achilles?

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Paris and Apollo dual effort.

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47
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Who killed Iphegenia?

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Agamemnon, (her dad).

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48
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Why is Lycurgus famous?

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He’s the baddie who made Sparta a powerhouse.

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49
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Why is Solon famous?

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The forgotten father of democracy

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50
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Why is Pericles famous?

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Fought in the Peloponnesian war, also in the Delian league. He’s also the guy who did that thing with the poors.

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51
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Why is Cleisthenes famous?

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The father of democracy after Solon.

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52
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Why is Pisitratus famous?

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Pisistratus’ rule helped set the stage for the later development of Athenian democracy, as it gradually weakened the traditional aristocratic powers while giving more attention to the common people. His sons are those twins.

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53
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What battle did Themistocles fight in?

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The Battle of Salamis

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54
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What battle did Hector fight in?

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The Battle of Troy

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55
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What battle did Leonidas fight in?

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The Battle of Thermoplyae

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56
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What battle did Pericles fight in?

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The Peloponnesian War

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57
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What battle did Miltiades fight in?

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The Battle of Marathon

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58
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What battle did Xerxes fight in?

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The Battle of Salamis and Thermopylae

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59
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What battle did Cyrus fight in?

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The Battle of Troy

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60
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What battle did Darius fight in?

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The Battle of Marathon

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61
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What battle did Philip II fight in?

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Battle of Chaeronaea

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62
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What battle did Alexander fight in?

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Battle of Gaugamela

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63
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Ostracism

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Athens

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64
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Gerousia

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Sparta

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65
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Labrys

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Crete

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66
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Parthenon

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Athens

67
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Labyrinth

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Crete

68
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Rhetra

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Sparta

69
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Ephors

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Sparta

70
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Minos

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Crete

71
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Double Envelopment

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Macedonia

72
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The Immortals

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Persia

73
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Apella

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Sparta

74
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Lacedaemon

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Sparta

75
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Thalassocracy

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Athens

76
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Delos

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Athens

77
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Piraeus

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Athens

78
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What is the Delian League?

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an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens

79
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Achilles returns to battle after whose death?

A

Patroclus

80
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At what age was a Spartan a full citizen?

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30

81
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At what age were Spartan boys taken from their mothers?

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7

82
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Cimon was a citizen of which city?

A

Athens

83
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Cleisthenes changed the size of the Athenian boule to how many?

A

500

84
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During which war did the Athenians utilize the “long walls” connecting Athens and their port the
“piraeus”?

A

Peloponnesian War

85
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Epicureanism was founded by whom?

A

Epicurus

86
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How did Lycurgus change Spartan custom?

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He made them vigorously train starting at the age of 7

87
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How did Lycurgus change the land ownership in Sparta?

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Lycurgus redistributed land in Sparta to ensure equality among citizens

88
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How many spartans fought at Marathon?

A

about 1,000 Spartan soldiers

89
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How many spartans fought at Thermopylae?

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300 Spartans

90
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How was Thera destroyed?

A

Volcanic eruption

91
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Why did Lycurgus institute the Spartan way of life?

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Slave revolt

92
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What form of money did Lycurgus institute?

A

Iron bars

93
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Pericles gained prominence in Athens by gaining the favour of whom?

A

the common people

94
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Philip II conquered Greece in 338 BC at which battle?

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Battle of Chaeronea

95
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Salamis is nearest to which Greek city?

A

Athens

96
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Solon allowed only one export for Athens. What was that export?

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Olive Oil

97
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Solon instituted a council of how many?

A

400

98
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Solon was the famous lawgiver of which city?

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Athens

99
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Sparta had how many kings?

A

two kings at a time

100
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The followers of which philosopher are known as the Peripatetics?

A

Aristotle

101
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The Gerousia consisted of how many members?

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28

102
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The Greeks fought which nation’s army at the battle of Salamis?

A

Persia

103
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The Labrys is most closely associated with which nation?

A

Crete

104
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The Labyrinth was most closely associated with which nation?

A

Crete

105
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The Peloponnesian war ended in which year?

A

404 BCE

106
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The Phaistos Disk is most closely associated with which nation?

A

Crete

107
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The Snake Goddess is most closely associated with which nation?

A

Crete

108
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The Spartans won the Peloponnesian war with the aid of whom?

A

The Persians

109
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The standard heavily-armoured Greek soldier was known as what?

A

hoplite

110
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Themistocles was responsible for what?

A

Athens Navy

111
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Thera is most closely associated with which nation?

A

Minoan

112
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What is a “sussition”?

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Dining club in Sparta

113
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What was an ostrakon was used for?

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the pot they used for ostracism

114
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What was the fate of Minos in the underworld?

A

became a judge in the Underworld after his death

115
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What was the name of Alexander the Great’s horse?

A

Bucephalus

116
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Where did the Delian league have their treasury?

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First at Delos then at Athens

117
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Where was Alexander proclaimed a “son of god?”

A

Egypt

118
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Where were the largest Minoan palace complexes?

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Knossos, Phaistos, and Malia on the island of Crete.

119
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Which Athenian convinced the city to build the navy that saved them at Salamis?

A

Themistocles

120
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Which civilization succeeded the Minoan civilization?

A

Mycenaean civilization

121
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Which famous Athenians were ostracized?

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Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles

122
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Which figures were tyrants of Athens?

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Peisistratus, Hippias, Hipparchus

123
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Which god is considered the “king” of the Greek gods?

A

Zeus

124
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Which god was known for his philandering (sleeping around)?

A

Zeus

125
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Which philosopher founded the Academy?

A

Plato

126
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Which philosopher is known as the “Father of Medicine”?

A

Hippocrates

127
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Which philosopher was executed for corrupting the youth of Athens?

A

Socretes

128
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Which political reformer did not allow his laws to be written?

A

Lycurgus

129
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Which political reformer wrote his laws on tablets?

A

Draco

130
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Who castrated Ouranos?

A

Zeus

131
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Who empowered the Delian League with victories over the Persians?

A

Themistocles

132
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Who excavated the ruins of Knossos?

A

Sir Arthur Evans

133
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Who excavated the ruins of Mycenae?

A

Heinrich Schliemann

134
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Who excavated the ruins of Troy?

A

Heinrich Schliemann

135
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Who led the Persian forces at Thermopylae?

A

Xerxes

136
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Who married Clytemnestra of Sparta?

A

Agamemnon

137
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Who passed laws that protected Athenians from being enslaved or arrested for debt?

A

Solon

138
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Who told the Athenians to trust in their “wooden walls”?

A

Themistocles

139
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Who was king of Persia during the first invasion of Greece?

A

Darius

140
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Who was king of Persia during the second invasion of Greece?

A

Xerxes

141
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Who was the brother of Agamemnon?

A

Menelaus

142
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Who was the father of Alexander III the Great?

A

Phillip II

143
Q

Who was the god of war in Greek mythology?

A

Ares

144
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Who was the great general of the Athenians during the early period of the Delian League?

A

Cimon

145
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Who was the greatest hero of the Trojans, who was killed by Achilles?

A

Hector

146
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Who was the king of Persia when they conquered Lydia?

A

Cyrus

147
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Who was the leader of Athens at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war?

A

Pericles

148
Q

Who was the leader of the Athenians and their allies at Marathon?

A

Miltiades

149
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Who was the Leader of the Spartans at Thermopylae?

A

Leonidas

150
Q

Who won the Peloponnesian war?

A

The Spartans

151
Q

Who wrote the Iliad?

A

Homer

152
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Who wrote the Theogony and Cosmogony?

A

Hesiod

153
Q

Whose wife copulated with a bull?

A

Minos

154
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Why did Achilles withdraw from battle?

A

A fight with Agamemnon

155
Q

Zeus married which of his sisters?

A

Hera

156
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What is Datis? (state)

A

Persian

157
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Who is Datis?

A

Worked for king Daruis, general who fought in the Battle of Marathon.

158
Q

What is Artaphernes? (state)

A

Persian

159
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Who is Artaphernes?

A

Darius’s nephew, also fought in the Battle of Marathon

160
Q

Put in chronological order; Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Skeptics, Neoplatonists, Sophists, Epicureans

A

Sophists – 500 BCE, Socrates – 470–399 BCE, Plato – 427–347 BCE, Aristotle – 384–322 BCE, Epicureans – 400–300 BCE, Skeptics – 300, Neoplatonists – 300

161
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What is Mardonius? (state)

A

Persian

162
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Who is Mardonius?

A

Nephew of King Darius, led the Persian forces after Xerxes.
Killed in the Battle of Plataea when the Persian army was defeated.

163
Q

What is Pausanias? (state)

A

Spartan

164
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Who is Pausanias?

A

Regent of Sparta and commander of the Greek allied forces. Led the Greeks to victory at Plataea.

165
Q

What is Aristides? (state)

A

Athenian

166
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Who is Aristides?

A

He was known as Aristides the just. He established the Delian League, played a crucial role in the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Plataea

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