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Ancient Greek Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was an agora? | Ancient Greek marketplace |
| What/who were hoplites? | Greek foot soldiers |
| Civic decisions in Greek city-states were based upon what? | Open debate. |
| What was the name of the runner who the Marathon honors? | Pheidippides. |
| Describe what happened at Thermopylae. | 300 Greeks held back the Persians long enough for the rest to reach their ships. |
| What were the main crops grown by those in Greece? | Grain, grapes, and olives. |
| Why was meat so rare in ancient Greece? | They didn't have a lot of farmland. |
| For the Greeks, taking an active part in civic life became what? | Both a duty and a virtue. |
| Who was the Trojan War fought over? | A chick named Helen. |
| What was the winner of the Olympics crowned with? | A wreath of olive leaves. |
| What is a doric column shaped like? | Circular, flat. |
| What is an ionic column shaped like? | A giant "I." |
| What is a Corinthian column shaped like? | Not complete, has branches and leaves on it. |
| A helot is... | ...a slave. |
| The Dark Ages were a time of what? | No written language. |
| A phalanx, at the time, was what? | The most powerful fighting formation in the world. |
| Who was King Minos? | He was the king of the Minoans. |
| Who was Zeus? | He hived on Mount Olympus, he was one of the Olympians and the most powerful god, and he harnessed the Titans. |
| Who was King Darius? | He was the Persian king who started the Persian War. |
| Who was King Xerxes? | He was Darius' son, and continued the Persian War to avenge his father. |
| Who was Socrates? | He was the first great philosopher, and created the Socratic method. He died by hemlock poisoning. |
| Who was Aristotle? | From Athens, he was a student of Plato, and tutored Alexander The Great. |
| Who was Philip of Macedon? | He was Alexander The Great's father, improved the phalanx, and was assassinated by his own men. |
| Who was Alexander the Great? | - Son of Philip - Conquered all of the known world - Hellenism - Shared wealth with troops - Fought with his men - Respected those he captured - Died at 33 |
| Who was Pheidippides? | He ran from Marathon to Athens to tell them they were safe...then died of a heart attack. |
| Who was Salon? | Introduced democracy in Athens. |
| Who was Homer? | - Bard - Iliad and Odyssey |
| Who were le Minoans? | - Oldest - Crete - Gender equality - Bull jumping - Indoor plumbing - Tsunami - Advanced |
| Who were le Mycenaeans? | Mainland Bronze Age Greeks. |
| Who were le Dorians? | Less advanced, dispersing out, dark ages. |
| What was Ionia? | Darius trapped Greek businessmen, Persian War started |
| What was Knosses? | Minoan palace city, on Crete |
| What was Macedonia? | Northern Greece, home of Alex |
Created by:
thomasdonnelly
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