Ancient Greece Review
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| What is a polis? | The word for Greek city-state
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| What is an acropolis? | A walled hill where people would hide during a war.
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| What is an agora? | An open area that served as a place for town meetings.
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| monarchy | Type of government with a single ruler.
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| oligarchy | Type of government where the richest and most powerful citizens control the decision making.
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| democracy | Type of government where every citizen is allowed to vote on government issues.
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| polytheism | Belief in more than one god.
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| What is philosophy? | The search for wisdom and the right way to live.
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| Describe the land in Greece. | ? Greece is made up of mountainous islands and peninsulas, with no great rivers.
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| What did they grow because of the land in Greece? | Because of the rugged terrain, the Greeks grew olive trees and grapes. They also grew barley and wheat.
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| What were the 2 main peninsulas in Greece? | Attica and Peloponnesus
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| Describe the “Golden Age” of Athens. | It was a period of wealth and glory.
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| Who was Homer? What did he write? | Homer was one of the most famous Greek poets. He created two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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| Who was Socrates? | A teacher who led discussions on ways to live.
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| Who was Plato? | Wrote down Socrates' ideas and later became a famous teacher.
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| How are Socrates and Plato "related"? | Plato was Socrates' student.
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| Describe the Peloponnesian War | Sparta and Athens fought and it tore Greece apart. It lasted so long because Athens' strong navy was matched by Sparta's strong army. In the end, Sparta won.
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| What was Hellenism? | Greek ideas blended with African and Asian traditions to produce this entirely new culture.
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| Who was Pericles? | Leader of Athens who saw to it that all citizens could take part in government.
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| Who was Hippocrates? | known as the "Father of Medicine"
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| Describe a tyranny. | a form of government with one leader supported by the poor citizens
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| Who was Alexander the Great? | leader who began the Hellenistic Era
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