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What did most city-states use their acropolis for?
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they used their hills for building temples or as a safe place to retreat if under attack
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what was the most important Acropolis?
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The Athenian Acropolis
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what would you find on the Athenian Acropolis?
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The Parthenon
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True or False: an athenian boy started school at age 7
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False the answer is 6
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T or F an athenian boy was watched over by a slave at school
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True
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T or F
Athenian boys studied reading.
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T
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T or F
Athenian boys studied writing.
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T
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T or F
An athenian boy studied music, poetry, and writing.
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F
He didn't study writing.
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An Athenian boy finished school at....
Aristocrats could study longer T or F
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14
T
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A spartan boy started school at age 6. T or F
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F 7.
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Spartan boys were taught music, writing, and poetry centered on heros.
T or F
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F, they weren't taught writing.
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Spartan boys learned to always speak what was on their minds. T or F
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F they learned to be silent unless they had something important to say.
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An athenian boy joined the military at 18. T or F
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T
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An athenian boy served at least for 4 years. T or F
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F, 2 years.
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An athenian boy was expected to ________ _________ Athens and be a ________ __________.
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always, defend, good, citizen.
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a spartan boy was constantly ___________ and ________ if he didn't do what was expected.
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watched, punished
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At ___ the spartan boy lived with other boys in _______ _____.
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7, military, training
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T or F, A spartan boy had to listen to another boy.
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T
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T or F, Had contests to see which boy could be whipped the longest without crying.
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T
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After ____ years of training, a spartan boy was ready to be a ______.
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13, soldier
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________ was used to _______ pain.
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punishment, pain
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Alexander conquered lands from...
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Greece to Egypt to all the way past the Indus River.
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Alexander established ____ everywhere and spread the ___________ culture.
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cities, Greek
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Name where, who fought, and who won for the Battle of Marathon.
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Where: Marathon Who: Athens and Persia Winner: Athens
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Name the Who, Where, and Winner for the Battle of Thermopylae.
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Who: Sparta and Persia Where: Thermopylae Winner: Persia
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Who, Where, and Winner of Salamis
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Who: Persia and Athens Where: Salamis Winner: Athens
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How did Athens get rich?
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trade, silver mines, and tribute
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What was the greatest work of the Athenian architects?
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The Parthenon
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the goal of Greek art?
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to present images of human perfection
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difference between greek gods and humans
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gods were perfect, immortal, and had powers
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what were greek tragedies usually about
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fictional humans who are forced to make impossible choices, then died because of them
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greek comedies were usually about...
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making fun of well known people/customs in athens
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one of Athens greatest achievements
Definition
the plays there
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the agora was...
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the center of public life in greece.
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men were the only people at the agora. T or F
Definition
T
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Traders and merchants weren't at the agora. T or F
Definition
F they were there.
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The Agora contained only government buildings. T or F
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F, it had temples and a board displaying upcoming events.
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people's houses were ______. they were made of ____ and __. there was a ___ in the middle of the house. ___ was also simple. Most athenians ate little __.
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simple, mud, bricks, courtyard, food, meat
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slaves__ hard. __ of the population was __. people became slaves by __ __ __ __ or __ __ __ __. Most slaves were __. No one __ slavery.
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worked, one third, being captured by pirates, by armies after an attack, foreigners, questioned
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slaves __ __ __, __ __, __ __, __ __, __ __, and __ __ __ __ __. some were treated like __, but others __.
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worked on farms, dug silver, forged weapons, made pottery, constructed buildings, helped out around the house, family, suffered
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T or F, Athenian women went many places.
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F, they stayed at home.
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Athenian women couldn't __, __ __, or __ __ __ __ __.
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vote, own property, take any part in politics
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An Athenian women took care of the __, __, __, __, __, __, __, and __.
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house, children, slaves, weaving, food, wine, finances, spinning
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a woman was expected to be __.
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invisible
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Archimedes discovered
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the use of pulleys and levers
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Euclid developed
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geometry
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Pericles introduced
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reforms that strengthened democracy
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Socrates was a
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philosopher. he was killed for his teachings.
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Thales was a philosopher he believed
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water was the basic material of the world
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Democritus believed
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everything was made of tiny particles called atoms.
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aristotle was
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Alexander the Great's teacher.
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Homer wrote
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the Odyssey and Iliad
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Milo of Croton was
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the greatest athlete. he was eaten by wolves.
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solon won the power to
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reform laws. he was known for his kindness.
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find the picture on desktop of map. Label it.
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1. Sparta 2. Athens 3. Macedonia 4. Mt. Olympus 5. Delphi 6. Crete 7. Troy 8. Marathon 9. Corinth 10. Asia Minor 11. Salamis 12. Black Sea 13. Mediterranean Sea 14. Agean Sea 15. Ionian Sea
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