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Spartan men were allowed to retire from the army at age
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60
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in most greek city-states before 500 b.c. voting rights were usually extended to
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land owning white men
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most greek goods were transported by
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sea
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the women allowed greatest participation in athenian public life were members of
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metic
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minoan civilization flourished between
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2500 b.c. to 1450 b.c.
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hellenic traditions and stories were recorded in epic poems by
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bards
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solon promoted the growth of athenian indusrty by
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cancelling debts
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the period of from 461 b.c. to 429 b.c. is the Golden Age of athens because during this time
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~Athena rebuilt
~Parthenon built ~Achievements in arts and science |
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Despite greece's mild climate, transport and communication were difficult because
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mountains to the north and sea to the south
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all the following is true of Mycenaeans EXCEPT...
a. their kingdoms centered around hilltop fortress b. they intermarried with local Hellenes c. they adopted aspects of minoan culture d. they conquered Dorians around 1100 b.c. |
D. conquered dorians around 1100 b.c.
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Anti-Persian alliance is
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Delian league
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where olympic champions usually came from
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sparta
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Location of athens
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attica
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greek hiding place during trojan war
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Trojan Horse
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Greek City-states in asia minor are called
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Ionia
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HEad of the greek gods
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Zeus
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site of minoan civilization is
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Knosses, on crete
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hill in center of greek city is called
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acropolis
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where leonidas made his valiant stand
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Thermopolae
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tried and failed to defeat the athenians
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Darius
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words such as police and politics derive from the greek word polis meaning
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city-state
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the greeks adopted a money economy during the
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600s b.c.
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the minoans did not need to build walls around their cities because
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ships guarded crete
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citizens of democratic athens favored lotteries over elections because
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all citizens were competent to hold public office
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a major factor in greece's victories during the persian wars was
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spartans
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the ruler who introduced laws establishing the Athenian democracy was named
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solon
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most of the greek mainland is made up of
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mountains
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fermers on the greek mainland could concentrate on growing export crops because
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city-states provided grain
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all of the following are true of Spartan women EXCEPT...
a. they married much later than most greek women b. they had greater personal rights than most greek women c. they trained in gymnastics, wrestling and boxing. d. they had limited voting rights |
d. they had limited voting rights
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two Aegean civizations that preceded the Greeks were the
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minoans and the mycenaeans
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list three things about the Golden age of Athens
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1. Achievements in arts and sciences
2. pericles led athens through golden age 3. Athens rebuilt 4. parthenon built |
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From 500 b.c. to 336 b.c. many greek city-states were ruled by a small group of wealthy people
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oligarchy
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the 'dark age' refers to the period after the fall of the
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minoans
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Draco's code of law was considered an improvement because it
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~gave certain punishments to crimes, so aristocrats couldn't dictate whats legal and illegal
~was written down |