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Chapter 5
World History
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History
10th Grade
12/07/2014

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Geography of Ancient Greece
Definition
Mountainous Region
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Minoan Civilization
Definition
first Greek civilization that settled the island of crete
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knosses
Definition
was a large palace complex
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city-state
Definition
a city with political and economic control over the surrounding country side
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Greece Government?
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Monarchy
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Tholos
Definition
Tombs for the royals
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Mycenaeans
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written record greek civilization
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poem that told the battle of troy
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the iliad
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poem that told the greeks journey after the battle of troy
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odyssey
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who wrote the poems?
Definition
Homer
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Who fought in the battle of troy
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Mycenaean Greeks, Trojans
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Arete
Definition
Greek Hero strive for excellence, a man with courage and heroism
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Greek Dark Ages
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declined population, food supply, Greeks left the mainland and settled in ionia
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Dark age development
Definition
iron replaces bronze in farming and weapons
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Two parts of Polis
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Acropolis and Agora
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Hoplites
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heavily armed infantry soldiars
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phalanx
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shoulder to shoulder rectangular formation of shields and spears
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Persian wars were between
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Greeks and Persian
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Battle of Thermopylae
Definition
Xerxes invades Greece. Greeks delay troops for two days
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Battle of Marathon
Definition
runner from marathon
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