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Greek Quiz Vocab Words names Flashcards

1
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Clesthenes

A

Father of democracy

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Agora

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Public square at the foot of the acropolis

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3
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Acropolis

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Fortified city on a hill

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4
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Who are helots

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Local people -slaves

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5
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Demi god

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Half god half human

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6
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Who are medics

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Foreigners- artisans & merchants

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7
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Polemarch

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A leader
- military
-political

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8
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Ostracism

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If a leader was voted out

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9
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Nike

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The goddess of the winged victory

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10
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The titans

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The original gods

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11
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Who is the king of the gods

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Zeus

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12
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Hades

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“Hell”

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13
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Who is the goddess of the hunt

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Athena

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14
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Aphrodite

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Goddess of love & beauty

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15
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Agoga

A

A bootcamp

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16
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What is a metropolis

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A large city

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17
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The oracle of Delphi

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A shrine where people went to ask gods for wisdom

18
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Which Greek reformer was known as the father of democracy

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Cleisthenes

19
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What is “the voice of the people”

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The assembly

20
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The ____ wars were fought between the Greeks an the Persians

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Peloponnesians

21
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Name two major opponents in the peloponnesian war

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Athens and Sparta

22
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What major result did the peloponnesian war bring

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Brought an end to the golden age and weakened Greece

23
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At what battle did the Athenian navy crush the larger Persian navy?

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The Battle of salamis

24
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Who was the first Persian king to unite Persia

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Cyrus the great

25
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The Persian king that decided t punish Athens for not helping their fellow Greeks…

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Darius

26
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What Persian king amassed the largest army ever assembled in the ancient world to fight the Greeks

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King xerxes

27
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What is the Delian league

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Was a military alliance of Greek city states formed by Athens to. Protect them against the Persians

28
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Who was the Athenian leader during the golden age of Athens?

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Pericles

29
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2 Type of teachers

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Philosopher. Seeker of wisdom

Sophist. Known of wisdom.

30
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Who is the king of gods

A

Zeus

31
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God of the sea

A

Poseidon

32
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Who is god of the underworld/ death

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Hades

33
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Who is the queen of gods

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Hera

34
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Goddess of home/ family

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Hestia

35
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God of wisdom/war

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Athena

36
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Hunting goddess

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Artemis

37
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God of war

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Aries

38
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Goddess of love and beauty

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Aphrodite

39
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God of project, medicine, music

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Apollo

40
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God of fire

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Hephaestus

41
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Who is the messenger

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Hermes

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