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04/09/2013

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Odysseus
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The greek hero who spent ten years trying to get back to his home land
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Odyssey
Definition
The Greeks version of the Bible and it was a document written down to explain storys of Odysseus
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Cyclops
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The Mythical one-eyed giant
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Peloponnesus
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The peninsula of Greese
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Crete
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An island in the Aegean Sea where the Minion culture started
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King Minos
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The king of Crete
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City-States
Definition
A independent-self governing city
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What was the Age of Expansion
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1. Rise of the city-states

2. Development of democracy

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Did the Minoans copy the Myceneans
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No!!!
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How did the geography help Greese
Definition
They had safe islands to protect from robbers and Greese was divided up into many small regions
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Was the Dark Age good or bad for the people of greese
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Bad
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Democracy
Definition
A form of government in-which people make the decisions
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Monarchy
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A system of government where a king or queen makes the decisions
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Oligarchy
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A system of government where a few people rule over lots of people
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Tyrant
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A ruler who seizes power by force and then makes his own laws
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Banishment
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When someone or something is kicked out of something
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Herodotus
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A Greek historian
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Metics
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A Greek word for foreigner
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Barter
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A system of trade for money or food or crafts
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Who was allowed to vote in Greek society
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The citizens of the country
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Did some slaves sell themselfs in to slavery because they could not afford to live and pay bills
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yes
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Did slaves have rights
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NO
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What is another word for Metics
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Foreigner
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What were the 3 rights that citizens had to follow
Definition
They had to concil, Be in law courts or assembl people
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What did the wealthy think about poor people
Definition
They had to much power
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Zeus
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The father of Greek god's
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Mount Olympus
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Home of the Greek god's
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Poseidon
Definition
God of the sea
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Hera
Definition
Zeaus's wife and the god of marriage
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Areas
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God of war
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Dionysus
Definition
God of wine
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Apollo
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God of light, health, herding, and prophecy; drove sun across the sky each day in this golden chariot
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Sanctuaries
Definition
Where peope honor gods
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Olympia
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City-state where the Olimpic games were held
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Delphi
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The site where Apollo predicted the furture
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Demeter
Definition
goddness of grain
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Tragedy
Definition
A drama in whitch a hero is brought to defeat by a flaw in his or her character
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Comedy
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A play that is funny and has a happy ending
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What did Dionysus have held for him
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Drama
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What did the Greek people pray for
Definition
Things they wanted
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What was held for Zeus
Definition
The Olympics
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What was one of the purposes of the festivals
Definition
To bring people together
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What was one of the main oracles
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Oracle of the god Apollo at Delphi
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Ephors
Definition
One of the 5 elected officials to have power over all the people
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"Sparten"
Definition
A simple lifestyle
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Helots
Definition
A state slave in in ancient Sparta
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Darius
Definition
The Persian King who attacked the Athens
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Xerxes
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Darius's son; king of the Persians; attacked Greece in 3 important battles
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Who was given education in the Athen culture
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Boys only
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How long did a Athen boy have to be in the army
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2 years
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In Sparta how long did you serve in the military
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Until you retirement
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In Sparta did you have a simple lifestyle
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yes, sparta question
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In Sparta who received cultral education
Definition
boys (cultural)
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