Greek Places Flashcards
1
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Athens
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- females had to wear clothes, men were naked
- made out of marble
2
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Crete
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- Eastern Mediterranean
- significant part of economy and culture heritage
- culture traits like poetry and music
3
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Corinth
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- Most important state in Greece
- dominated southern Greece
- site of prestigious games
- in North Peloponnesus
4
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Samos
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- Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea
- was occupied during the Neolithic period
- Off the coast of Asian Minor
5
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Sparta
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- home of Menelaus and Helen
- in Peloponnese
- used to be known as Laconia/ Lacedamon
- had military lifestyle
- big enemy was Athens
6
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Thebes
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- In central Greece
- Bronze Age was richest
- powerful city in Archaic
7
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Olympia
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- site of the Olympic Games
- in Peloponnese
- sanctuary of Olympia (temple of Zeus) inside are status of Zeus
