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Ancient greece
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Polis? | City States |
| Who did Greeks consider citizens? | Free adult men |
| What was a foot solider called? | A hoplites |
| Who Joined revolt against the Nobles? | tyrants |
| Most powerful fighting machine in world? | Phalanx |
| Who was the Trojan war over? | A chick named Helen |
| What trickery did they use in Trojan war? | A hallow wooden horse that you could fit two men into |
| Where was Sparta located? | Southern Greece |
| Civic decisions were based on... | Open debate |
| What is an aristocracy | small group of noble family's |
| What happens to unhealthy Spartan babies? | Left in hills to die |
| what is democracy | Open debate by all citizens |
| Who was Persian war between? | Greeks and Persians |
| Who was pelepenisian war between? | Athens & Sparta |
| Who was Trojan war between? | Athenians & Troy |
| Why was Persian war fought? | Over democracy and Greeks being trapped in Idonia |
| Why was pelepinisian was fought? | Jealousy |
| How was Persian war won? | Tricked them at sea and made 80% drown. |
| How was pelepinisian war won? | Not won there was a draw b/c of plague |
| Outcome of Trojan war? | Helen was taken back but eventually released. |
| Outcome of Persian war? | Dalian league was formed with Athens as its head |
| Outcome of pelepinisian war? | Athens died out and never recovered |