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social studys ch 8
lessons 1-4
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Social Studies
6th Grade
02/25/2012

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acropolis
Definition
high city
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agora
Definition
an open air market
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oligarchy
Definition
a few people from the ru;ling clkass make disitions for evry one
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aristocracy
Definition
a smal group of faimlys who inheret the right to rule
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democracy
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a system in goverment in witch the people rule
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policy
Definition
a plan of action
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barbarian
Definition
a person who is unsivilized
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How did the Greek City States form?
Definition
People living in neighboring villages joined to protect themselves from outside dangers
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What were the most powerful city states?
Definition
Sparta and Athens
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Where were most city states located
Definition
In costal areas
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What were the city states economies based on?
Definition
traid
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Where was Sparta located?
Definition
inland
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what was spartas economy based on?
Definition
military
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how many classes were there in Spartas society
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3
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who were consiterd to be a Sparta citizen
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only males of the ruling class (doriens)
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what are the 3 classes of sparta
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1 doriens 2 helots/slaves 3 free people from nabor and comunitys
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what lead the sparteds to develop the military way of life
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the fear of the lower classes because there were more of the lower classes
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Where was Athens located?
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on Attica
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How was Athen society divided?
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In classess based on weatlh of citizens.
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Who made the laws for Athens?
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A public assembly of all the citizens
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Who could be a citzen in Athens?
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Any free male over the aga of 18.
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How were the council of 500 male citizen decided on?
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by a drawing of all free male citzens over the age of 18.
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How often were the council of 500 replaced?
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yearly
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What form of government did Athens have after 508 bc
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direct democracy
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Who were not citizens in Athens
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Women, Immigrants, slaves both males and females.
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Who owned slaves in Athens
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Private citizens and they could be bought and sold. They were captured during war.
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Who was the common Ancestor of all Greek people according to mythology
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Hellen
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Who were the greek gods and goddess?
Definition
Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite, Hermes
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What does the word alphabet come from?
Definition
the first two letters of the greek alphabet: alpha and beta
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What helped to unite the greeks?
Definition
A common religion, activities (the olympics), and language
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Who did the greeks call barbarians?
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Anyone who did not speak greek
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what effects haveing hellen(guy)as a comon ansaster have on the city states
Definition
they identifid them self as one family
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how did the indipendent greek sivilisation city states divcelope in to classical siviuvelisation
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a comon caulture seprated them
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what year were the firt alkimpic games held
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776 b.c
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on what peninsula is affens located
Definition
balkan
Term
how were thje alimpic games importent to geek calture
Definition
it united them
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