Unit 7 Ancient Greece Flashcards
1
Q
It refers to both the Ancient Greek mainland and the surrounding islands in the Aegean Sea.
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Aegean World
2
Q
City-states
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Polis
3
Q
central market/meeting place
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agora
4
Q
used for protection and was a center for religion and government
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Acropolis
5
Q
an ancient festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor’s prize a crown of wild olive.
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Olympics
6
Q
A series of battles fought between the Greek City States and the Persian empire starting in 499 B.C. ending around 448 B.C.
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Persian War
7
Q
Direct democracy
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Each citizen votes directly on all laws. (The first democracy invented by the Athenians).
8
Q
Representative Democracy
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Citizens vote for representatives who then vote on the laws.
