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1
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stoa

A

roofed colonnade built in adjacent to temples or other public buildings
similar to the peristylium

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2
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parasitos

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dinner guests

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3
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Pentakosiomedimnoi

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a class of society

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4
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phratria

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a brotherhood

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5
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gennetai

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aristocratic religious groups who claimed descent from a common ancestor and dominated the priesthood

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6
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Greek marriages were

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monogamous

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7
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what was the open “place of assembly” of the Greek city state called

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agora

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8
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What the Asclepiadae

A

a guild of physicians

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9
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what would have an early lyre been made of

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tortoise shell and horns

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10
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for what purpose would have an aulos been used for

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to accompany choruses in a drama

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11
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deme

A

a village or other community

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12
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who would wear a chiton

A

women

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13
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aristoi

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term used to refer to the very best people, Aristocratic

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14
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geomoroi

A

landholders

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15
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which games do we still commemorate in our Olympic games today

A

pythian, nemean, isthmian

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16
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herm

A

a statue consisting of a head atop a pilar

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17
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what was the original function of the polis

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for defense

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18
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katagogia

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a hotel

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19
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a chair used by women

A

klismos

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20
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chora

A

countryside

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21
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the Eleusinian Mysteries

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a cult ran by the Athenian state, details of rites were forbidden to be revealed publicly, represented a rare form of worship in classical Greece

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22
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synoikismos

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the combining of villages into a single city state

23
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skolia

A

drinking songs

24
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the oldest Athenian families, the hereditary aristocracy, were the

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Eupatridai

25
Q

a wealthy athenian would probably have lived in the area known as what

A

Collytus

26
Q

epinicion

A

a choral ode in honor of the Panhellenic Games

27
Q

the Piraeus of Athens

A

the harbor

28
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the major penninsula of greece is named for this mythical king who supposedly founded the Olympian games

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Pelops

29
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the training ground for sports

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palestra

30
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the name Lacedaemon was used by homer to refer to what

A

sparta

31
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Paralioi

A

the population living along the coast

32
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Zeugitai

A

those who could afford to equip themselves as hoplites

33
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Medism

A

cooperating with the Persian Empire

34
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theorika

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an athenian fund used to enable poorer citizens to attend certain festivals

35
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the circular building in Athens which housed the prytaneis

A

tholos

36
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The citizens of Athens would meet at the ___ for assemblies.

A

the Pynx

37
Q

what was the smallest unit in Athenian Democracy?

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demes

38
Q

Sparta’s famous soup was what color?

A

black

39
Q

Ancient Greeks believed that there were ___ hours of night

A

12

40
Q

Panhellenic festivals were based around…

A

games

41
Q

The Olympiad cycle was ___ years long.

A

4

42
Q

“Philogos” is the Greek word for a…

A

scholar

43
Q

The Anthestreria was celebrated in which season

A

spring

44
Q

Broad avenues in a Greek city were called

A

plateiai

45
Q

epiblema

A

shawl

46
Q

aryballos

A

perfume bottle

47
Q

alabastron

A

an ointment jar

48
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Artemisium

A

temple

49
Q

situla

A

bucket

50
Q

Delos was a sacred island where it was forbidden to

A

bury the dead

51
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This Greek city was considered the “Athens of the East”.

A

Pergamum

52
Q

skyphos and lecythus were types of

A

pottery

53
Q

Asklepieia were places of

A

healing

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