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50 Cards in this Set
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the early history of the greek peoples took place on the shore of the ___________ |
Aegean Sea |
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greek turned early to fishing and commerce because the greek soil was: |
rocky to farm |
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greek civilization probably began on the island of _________ |
crete |
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first greek capital |
Knossos |
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knossos was exacuated in the twentieth century by sir arthur ______, the english archaologist |
evans |
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the massive ruins on knossos were the remains of the palace of king _________ |
Minos |
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clay tablets found on crete indicate a conquest of the island around 1500 bc by invaders from: |
mycenae |
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the trojan war was best described by the greek poet: |
homer |
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heinrich schliemann, the archaeologist, excavated ancient: |
troy |
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troy was located at the straits known as: |
hellespont |
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according to homer, troy was conquered through a trick involving a _________ |
wooden horse |
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greed for wealth |
avarice |
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the right to vote |
franchise |
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the right of ordinary citizens to introduce or enact new laws on their own by law |
initiative |
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government in which a few people hold the ruling power |
oligarchy |
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method of temporary banishment practiced in athens; now the condition of being shut off deliberately from others in society |
ostracism |
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direct vote by citizens on a bill already passed by a lawmaking body |
referendum |
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government that suppresses all opposition and controls all aspects of people's lives |
totalitarian |
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the period in greece from around 1100 to 750 bc was one of: |
invasions and migrations |
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two most important greek states between 700 and 500 bc |
athens, sparta |
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in sparta all authority was thought to come from ______________ |
the state |
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a person who came to power outside of a constitutional means: |
despot |
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the greek ruler who changed the basis of representation from families to territories was _____________ |
cleisthenes |
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humiliating persian defeat |
marathon |
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narrow strait of water between the sea of marmara and the black sea |
bosporous |
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persian leader |
cyrus |
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burned athens after victory at thermopylae |
persians |
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athenian naval victory |
salamis |
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sophocles, aeschyles, and aristophanes were famous athenian ____________ |
playwrights |
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the peloponnesian wa began as a commercial rivalry between athens and _________ |
corinth |
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result of pericles death |
a political vacuum |
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macedonia was a strong state located north of greece t/f |
true |
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delphi was a major greek shipbuilding center t/f |
false |
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philip of macedonia was finally able to defeat the greek states and bring them under his control t/f |
true |
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alexander the great had the idea of fusing the __________ together into one empire |
east and west |
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after his death, alexanders empire was split into _________ |
three parts |
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the roman culture rose from the ruins of ancient greece t/f |
true |
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to impress on the minds of others by frequent repetition; teach persistently |
inculcate |
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a common language used for trade or communication by people speaking in different languages |
lingua franca |
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an ideal society |
utopia |
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3 major dialects: |
aeolic, doric, ionic |
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750 bc- 330 bc was known as the __________ period |
classical |
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after aristotle, the seat of greek philosophy and science moved to ___________ |
alexandria |
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wrote the odyssey and illiad |
homer |
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platos greatest student |
aristotle |
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wrote a utopian treatise called the Republic |
plato |
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famous mathematician |
pythagoras |
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astronomer; concluded that everything comes from water |
thales |
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philosopher that taught by asking questions |
socrates |
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greatest example of greek architecture |
parthenon in athens |