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17 Cards in this Set
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Was Greek a Country or a Region? |
Greek is a Region |
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Trireme |
A powerful warship with three banks of oars that gave the Greeks a distinct naval advantage. |
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Terrain |
Hard to farm because it wasn't flat. |
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Climate and agriculture |
Mediterranean Climate warm, wet winters, and hot, dry summers 80% of Greeks involved in agriculture. |
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Greek Olives |
Olive oil was a healthy source of dietary fat, used in grooming as fuel for lamps. |
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The Mycenaean Civilization |
Strong rulers ( kings) Controlled the city-states and surrounding villages and farms |
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Meet the Minoans |
Minoan- influenced culture of Mycenae formed the core of Greek religion, art, politics, and literature. |
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Minotaur |
Body of a man and a head of a bull |
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The Trojan War |
Against Troy and Archaeans. The goddess were fighting the apple. In other words they were fighting for something not worth fighting for. Troy was winning against everybody. |
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Where did the Minoans live? |
They lived on the large Greek island called Crete. |
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Ancient Greek was consisted of what? |
It was consisted of a mountainous peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Did Greeks live my land or by the sea? |
Greeks lived by sea. |
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Was climate important to the Greeks? |
Climate was the third important environmental influenced on Greek civilization. |
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Greek City- States |
The growth of city-states in Greece led to the development of several political systems. |
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Polis |
City-State |
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Demos |
Population |
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Cracy |
to govern or rule |