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Which Greek reformer was known as the Father of democracy?

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Cleisthenes

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What Athenian “body” was the voice of the people”?

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Assembly

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The_________Wars we’re fought between the Greeks and the Persians.

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Persian

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Name two major opponents in the Peloponnesian Wars: What was the major result of this war?

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Athens vs Sparta- Plague (typhus killed one third of Athens population and Greece was greatly weakened and ripe for invasion.

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At the Battle of ______________ a small force or Greeks held off the mighty Persian army for 3 days. King _______________ of Sparta led the Spartan “300”

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Thermopylae

Leonidas

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At the Battle of _____________ the Athenian baby crushed the larger Persian navy.

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Salamis

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What was the Oracle at Delphi? Who did the Oracle speak for? For what reasons did people go to the Oracle?

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A place that foretold the future. It spoke for Apollo and you would go there to a priestess who gave advice.

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How is Themistocles interpret the Oracles clue, “behind the wooden wall”?

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Dhhdjd

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The Persians first conquered the Greek city-States of what region?

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Ionia

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____________ was the first Persian king to untie Persia.

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Darius

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The Persian king ___________ amassed the largest army ever assembled in the ancient world to fight the Greeks.

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Xerxes

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The Persian king ______________ decided to punish Athens for helping their fellow Greeks during the Ionian Rebellion.

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Darius

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Describe what the Delian League was: Who organized it and for what purpose?

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A military alliance of Greek city- states formed by Athens to protect themselves against the Persians (except Sparta)

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____________ was the Athenian leader during the Golden Age of Athens

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Paricles

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The ___________ was a shrine built to the patron deity of Athens that was located on the acropolis.

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Parthenon

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The Greek emphasized Idealism in their art. Describe it:

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It was depicted as how they felt it should look

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Outdoor Greek theaters were called ______________

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Amphitheaters

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What 2 types of drama were performed by the Greeks

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Tragedies and Comedies

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The____________ consisted of 12 to 50 men who spoke or sang in unison during a drama.

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Chorus

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Why were all roles/ parts played by men in Greek drama?

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Because women weren’t allowed out of their houses

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_________________ was the Athenian general who defeated the Persians at the Battle of Salamis

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Themistocles

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_________________ an Athenian runner, was sent to get Sparta’s help against the Persian at Marathon.

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Pheidippides

23
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In whose honor was Greek drama/theater performed?

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The god Dionysus

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He challenged his student to question everything, and was known as the Father of Philosophy?

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Socrates

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The Greek word _______________ means “the searching of wisdom”

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Philosophy

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Greek _____________ teachers taught their students to question everything!

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sophists

27
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The Greek Philosopher ___________ founded the school known as the Academy and authored the book, Republic.

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Plato

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The Greek philosopher ______________ was considered the “Father of Science” and was a private tutor of Alexander the Great.

A

Aristotle

29
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Who was the son of Phillip of Macedonia?

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Alexander (The Great)

30
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_______________ is known as the “Father or Medicine”

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Hippocrates

31
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_____________ is known as the “Father of democracy”

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Herodotus

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Who was blamed for corrupting the Athenian youth, and for Athens in the Peloponnesian War?

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Socrates, he could either be exiled from Greece or he’d be forced to swallow Hemlock (Poison). He swallowed Posion

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List three of Alexander the Great’s accomplishments during the short reign of power:

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  1. United the Greeks- Greek Empire
  2. Conquered the Persians
  3. Created a new culture- Hellenistic culture ( blend of Greeks)
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What happened to Alexander’s empire after his death?

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It was divided into 3 kingdoms by his 3 generals

Antiguos- Greece/ Macedonia

Ptolemy- Egypt

Seleukos- Persia

35
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What three bodies of water surround Greece?

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Ionian Sea- West

Mediterranean Sea- South

Aegean Sea- East

36
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Zeus?

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king of the gods- sky/thunder/lightning

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Poseidon?

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God of the Sea

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God of Hades

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Underworld/Death

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Hera?

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Queen of the gods- marriage

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Hestia?

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Goddess of the Hearth/Family

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Athena?

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Goddess of wisdom/justice

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Artemis?

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Goddess of hunting

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Apollo

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God of prophecy, medicine and music

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Aphrodite?

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Goddess of love and beauty

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Ares?

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God of war

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Hephaestus?

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God of fire

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Hermes?

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Messenger God

48
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The olympics? Where? how often were they held? for whom…? Who wasn’t allowed to the Olympics? Who ended them? When and where did they start up again

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They were held in honor of Zeus at the bottom of Mt. Olympus. They were held every 4 years. The men must compete nude. Women weren’t allowed. They were ended by Christian Roman Emperor Theodisus because they were PAGAN. They started up again in Athens in 1896

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3 legacies left by Greece?

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  1. Architecture
  2. Democracy
  3. Medicine and Science and Mathematics

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