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Histology
9th Grade
12/18/2012

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The development of Greek culture was most influenced by

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(A)

the Dorian invasion

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(B)

the region’s climate and geography

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(C)

the Trojan War

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(D)

Indo-European migrations

Definition

B) 

the region’s climate and geography

Term

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The governments of ancient Greek city-states

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(A)

allowed citizens to participate

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(B)

were based on military rule

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(C)

were based on wealth

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(D)

took a variety of forms

Definition

(D) 

took a variety of forms

Term

Athens became the most powerful city-state in ancient Greece as a result of

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(A)

the defeat of the Persians

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(B)

the Battle of Marathon

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(C)

its democratic reforms

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(D)

the strength of its army

Definition

(C) 

its democratic reforms

Term

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A major cause of the decline of Greece was

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(A)

plague and famine

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(B)

the Peloponnesian War

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(C)

the Persian Wars

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(D)

corrupt government

Definition

(B) 

the Peloponnesian War

Term

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The lasting legacy of the conquests of Alexander the Great was

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(A)

the unification of Greece

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(B)

a centralized empire

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(C)

the spread of democracy

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(D)

the spread of Hellenistic culture

Definition

(D) 

the spread of Hellenistic culture

Term
Legendary ten-year war fought by the Mycenaeans against Troy in 1200's BC
Definition
Trojan War
Term
Blind storyteller who composed the Iliad and other epics between 750 BC and 700 BC
Definition
Homer
Term
City-state made up of the city and its surrounding countryside
Definition
Polis
Term

Government where citizens participate directly without representatives

 

Definition
Direct Democracy
Term
Its standards come from the values of harmony, order, and proportion used by Greek sculptors
Definition
Classical art
Term
Greek philosopher who summarized most knowledge up to his time and developed a type of logical argument
Definition
Aristotle
Term
Pupil of Aristotle, he conquered lands from Greece to the Indus valley
Definition
Alexander
Term
Narrative poem that celebrates heroic deeds
Definition
epic
Term
A story about gods, such as ones created by Greeks as a way to understand nature and human conscience
Definition
Myth
Term
A fortified hilltop in Greek city-states
Definition
Acropolis
Term
Form of government where a king rules, usually inheriting rule form a relative
Definition
Monarchy
Term
A government controlled by a small group of nobles
Definition
Aristocracy
Term
Government ruled by a few wealthy, powerful people
Definition
Oligarchy
Term
Believed in question-answer approach to teaching. Believed in absolute standards for truth and justice
Definition
Socrates
Term
Peasants forced to live on the land they work, like the Messenians in Sparta
Definition
Helots
Term
Battle formation where soldiers stood side by side, shields up, swords out
Definition
Phalanx
Term
Wars between Greece and Persia
Definition
Persian Wars
Term
War between Athens and Sparta that ende the Athenian empire, wealth and power
Definition
Peloponnesian war
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