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| What was the name of the league that Athens and allies formed after the Persian Wars? |
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| What was the name of the league that Sparta and its allies formed? |
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| What ancient Greek word meant city-state? |
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| Which Greek god is king of the gods? |
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| What was the name of the large governing body in the ancient Athens democracy? |
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| What was required to be a citizen in Athens? |
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| free male, 18+ years old, born to two Athenian parents |
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| Who wrote the Greek epic poem the Iliad and the Odyssey? |
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| What city-state became the rival of Athens? (Hint: they fought during the Peloponnesian Wars) |
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| Which was more important to Sparta: education or military strength? |
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| What event was started as a religious festival to honor Zeus? |
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| The Delian League was formed to protect the Greek city-states from future attacks of what empire? |
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| What was the name of the temple in Athens built to honor Athena? |
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| Which city-state is given credit for the win of the Peloponnesian War? |
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| What is the name of the question-and-answer system of learning? (Hint: it is named after a philosopher.) |
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| What are two things that Plato thought and wrote about? |
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| perfect forms and the ideal state |
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| What areas did Alexander the Great conquer? |
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| Greece, Persian Empire, the Middle East |
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| What was the name of Rome’s chief governing body? |
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| What did Athens have too much of that caused Sparta to form the Peloponnesian League and attack? |
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| Where did the Athenians hide when the Spartan army came to attack? |
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| During the second year of the Peloponnesian War, what killed 25% of the Athenians inside the city walls? |
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| Which important Athenian leader was killed by the plague that swept Athens during the Peloponnesian War? |
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| What does philosophy mean? |
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| What unique war weapon did the Indian army have? |
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| What killed Alexander the Great? |
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| What were the names of the twin brothers who, according to legend, founded Rome? |
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| What were the two classes of people in Rome? |
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| What word describes stealing money and goods from the people you attack? |
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| What city in Spain did Hannibal attack? |
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| When Hannibal decided to attack Rome, how did he get there? |
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| What mountain range did Hannibal, his troops, their attack elephants have to cross to reach Rome? |
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| What is Julius Caesar known for? |
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| being a great general, being power-hungry, and starting a civil war in Rome |
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| What did Caesar Augustus establish that made him one of Rome’s greatest leaders? |
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| What does Pax Romana mean? |
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| How long did the Pax Romana, or period of peace in Rome, last? |
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| What is another word for playwright (a person who writes plays)? |
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| Name three well-known Athenian dramatists / playwrights. |
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| Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus |
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| Which was more important to Aristotle: truth or equality? |
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| What made Christianity a legal religion in the Roman Empire? |
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| Which emperor signed the Edict of Milan? |
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| What do followers of Allah and students of the Koran believe in? |
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| What did the eastern part of the Roman Empire become? |
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| What famous United States architecture is based on Greek and Roman architecture? |
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| White House, Capitol, and Jefferson Memorial |
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