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ancient Greece
Question | Answer |
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polis | a Greek word for a city - state |
acropolis | a high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built on |
classical age | an age marked by Great achievements |
mythology | stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
Persian war | a series of wars between Persia and Greece during the 400BC |
Peloponnese war | a war between Athens and Sparta in the 400BC |
Trojan war | the ten year war waged against troy by the Greeks, caused by the abduction of Helen by Paris and resulting in the burning and destruction of troy |
Hellenistic | Greek like : heavily influenced by Greek ideas |
colonization | the act or process of establishing a colony or colonies |
philosophy | a set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field or activity; an underlying theory |
what are the three seas | Aegean sea , Ionian sea, Mediterranean sea |
what are the mountains called | pindos mountains |
what are the two city-states | Sparta and Athens |
what is the main island | Crete |
what is the empire to the left of the map called | Persian empire |
what is the city above greece | Macedonia |
what age did Sparta kids start training for war | 7 years of age |
where do the Olympics take place | city of Olympia |
where did the Trojan War take place | city of Troy |
The Minoan civilization flourished between 2700 and 1450BC The Minoans were located on the large island of Crete. They existed during Greece's Bronze age |