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| Greece is made up of islands, mountains, and peninsulas. What are two ways this influenced the communities of Ancient Greece? |
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1) The people were isolated and formed into independent city-states
2) Many Greeks became traders and sailors |
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| Although the Greek city-states were not united as one nation, how were they alike? |
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| They shared a common language, culture and religion |
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| worshipping many gods (also called deities) |
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| Greek King of the Gods and Lord of the Skies |
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| The Greek God of the Waters/Sea |
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| The Greek God of the Underworld |
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| The Greek Goddess of Love, Beauty and all things romantic |
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| Things Greek people did to please their Gods |
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| gave offerings, held ceremonies, built temples, held festivals like the Olympics |
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| Famous festival held in honor of Zeus, held every four years. First recorded festival was in 776 B.C. |
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| The Modern Olympic games began in this year, when they were held in Athens, Greece |
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| Greek city-state that was known for their art, architecture, and literature, and had a democratic government, but also had slaves |
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| Greek city-state that was located on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, was known for the bravery and skill of their warriors, allowed their women ALMOST the same rights as their men, but had slaves |
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| Rights that Sparta, the Greek city-state, granted women |
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education
physical training
ownership of land and businesses |
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| What were these Greeks famous for? Aesop, Homer, Aristophanes |
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| What were these Greeks famous for? Aristarchus, Eratosthenes |
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| What were these Greeks famous for? Hippocrates, Euclid, Archimedes, Democritus |
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| What were these Greeks famous for? Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Thales |
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| What were these Greeks famous for? Alexander the Great |
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| The Greek city-states joined together to fight a common enemy in what wars? |
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| After the Persian Wars, the Greek city-states fought each other. What were these wars called? |
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| Who won the Peloponnesian Wars? |
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| Sparta won the Peloponnesian Wars |
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| The Peloponnesian Wars led to the fall of Greece. The Greek city-states were conquered and united by who, in 338 B.C.? |
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| What were the boundaries of Alexander's empire? |
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| Macedonia and Greece in Europe, Egypt in Africa, and the Indus River/India in Asia |
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| 177 years after Alexander died, Greece was conquered by whom? |
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| Where did Alexander die in 323 B.C.? |
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| Storyteller whose fables are still used to teach children moral lessons |
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| Macedonian General and King who spread Greek culture throughout Greece, Asia, and Northern Africa |
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| Greek Physicist and Engineer whose inventions made him one of the leading scientists of the Ancient World |
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| Was the first to propose that the sun was the center of the universe, although it was not accepted until over 1500 years later |
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| Famous Ancient Greek playwright |
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| Student of Plato, and tutor to Alexander the Great |
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| Astronomer who calculated the distance around the Earth within 300 miles of the actual distance |
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| Father of Medicine; developed the Hippocratic Oath |
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| Epic poet known for writing The Iliad and The Odyssey |
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| Philosopher who founded The Academy; a student of Socrates |
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| One of the founders of Western philosophy and Plato's teacher |
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| What were the sports athletes competed in the ancient Olympic games? |
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foot races,
wrestling
pentathlon
boxing
horse and chariot racing
pankration (fighting) |
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| Why were sports and athleticism so important to the Ancient Greeks? |
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| Because all young men were required to be physically fit, and ready for military service |
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| What was the only way a woman could participate in the ancient Olympic games? |
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| If she owned a horse and chariot that was involved in the chariot races. Even then, women were not allowed to drive the chariots or participate or watch any other Olympic sporting events. |
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| Greek Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth |
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| Greek Goddess of Wild Animals, Nature, and Hunting |
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| Greek Messenger of the Gods |
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| Greek Goddess of Agriculture |
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| Greek God of fire and protector of blacksmiths |
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| What is the term for the 177 years between the death of Alexander the Great and the conquering of Greece by the Romans? |
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