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What were the characteristics of daily life in ancient Greece?
daily live revolved around RELIGION and the GODS
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Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
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What are some major characteristics of Sparta?
MILITARY
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List the important achievements/contributions of ancient Greece?
Democracy
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What are some major characteristics of Athens?
- Democracy,
- Architecture
- Trial by jury
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List 4 important Greek Gods and their roles.
- Zeus - King of all
- Poseidon - sea
- Ares - war
- Hades - underworld
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What are major characteristics and achievements of Alexander the Great?
- *He conquered Persia, Egypt among other places
- *He allowed Greek culture to spread throughout Europe, Asia and Africa
- *He renamed conquered cities Alexandria
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What is a tragedy?
- Invented by the Greeks
- a play that ends unhappily
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What is a city-state?
An area of land that had its own laws and king, which included the main city and the surrounding villages
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Who was Odysseus?
- *A main character in Homer's epic poems.
- *He fought in the Trojan War for Greece
- *When he tried to sail home, it took him 10 yrs. b/c of the various different Gods and monsters
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Who could vote in Athens?
male citizens
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What is the system of government that means "rule by the people"
Which city-state used this system?
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Athens and Sparta fought together during this war
Persian War
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This is a play that has a happy ending and pokes fun at important people.
Comedy
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This is a system of government where a small group of wealthy individuals rule.
Give an example.
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Explain the role of religion in ancient Greece.
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Describe the geography of ancient Greece and how did this effect life in Greece?
- *The land was rocky and mountainous and was surrounded by water
- *Greeks became masters of the seas in order to trade and spread culture
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Briefly explain the story of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
How were the poems transmitted?
How are they connected to religion?
Are they true?
- Religious poems that were transmitted ORALLY that told of the Trojan War and Odysseus's voyage home.
- They are NOT TRUE!
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How were city-states of ancient Greece linked?
- Culture
- Language, Religion, etc
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Is Antigone a comedy or tragedy?
tragedy
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The wars fought between Athens and Sparta were called the ______ wars.
Peloponnesian
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Which city-state focused on MILITARY?
Sparta
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Which city-state focused on WISDOM?
Athens
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How is the US government influenced by ancient Greece?
they invented the idea of Democracy which runs the US today
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