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Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epic | Long Adventure Poem |
| Peninsula | Land Surrounded on 3 Sides by Water |
| Colony | A Foriegn Settlement |
| Maritime | Sea-Based Culture |
| Polis | City-State |
| Aristacracy | A Form of Government |
| Sponcer | People who payed for various events |
| Democracy | A system of government |
| Spartan | A man trained from a young age for the army |
| Tyrant | Ruler who governs by threat or force |
| Myth | A story told about a god or goddess |
| Shrine | A special site believed to house gods or goddesses |
| Oracle | Prophesies |
| Tragedy | A story were a man or women meets a bad ending |
| Philosophy | A study of human behavior and morals |
| Siege Train | A whole bunch of equiptment used in war |
| Boys were _______ years old when they begin training for the military | 7 |
| ________ and __________ were the most important items traded in Greece | Olives,Grapes |
| Name 2 facts about the Athenian assembly | 1.There were 500 members 2. They met 40 times a year |
| What is the Capital city of Greece? | Athens |
| The Iliad and the Odyssey were written by the poet _____? | Homer |
| Macdonians are________? | Northern Greeks |
| After the battle between the Greeks and Darius' troops a soldier ran 26 miles to tell everyone the news. It is believed what present day event started because of this incident? | marathon |
| Name three ways Greek culture played and plays an important part in our culture. | drama, math, literature |
| Who was the archeologist who found Troy in 1871? | Henry Schliemann |
| Where were the first Olympics played? | Olympus |
| Name one of the three famous philosophers. | Plato, Socrates, aristotle |
| What was Archimedes doing when he made his discovery? What did he scream? | He was taking a bath then he screamed Eureka I found it. |
| Who was Zeus? Why was he so important? What happened between him and Athena | Zeus as a god He was the main god and Athena was born by popping out his head. |
| How did the ancient Greeks view their Gods? | as human in behavior |
| What is a myth | a story from long ago that explains the beginning of the world |
| What did Alexander the Great do? | Extended the empire to include Southwest Asia and North Africa. |
| What challenge did Atalanta face? | her dad wanted her to get married but she didn't want to |
| What sort of person was Atalanta? How did the King feel about her? | She was bold, stuck on herself and she was headstrong. When she was young the king wanted her to a boy but when she was older he loved her. |
| Why did Greece's geography affect it negatively and positively? Explain. | good because the water helped trade and bad because of the mountains so they couldn't connect to other areas |
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