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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
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7th Grade
12/08/2010

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Monarchy
Definition
single ruler,(king or Queen or emperor) who holds all power in country or empire
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Oligarchy
Definition
one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power
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Tyrant
Definition
person who seizes power legally
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Pristess
Definition
female preist
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Hellenspont
Definition
the long, narrow body of water between Europe and Asia in present day Turkey
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Myth
Definition
traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs
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arcitecture
Definition
art of desighing 3-dimentional figures
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Philosophy
Definition
search for wisdom and knowledge
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The Greeks used 3 different methods of travel, what were they?
Definition
walking
carts
boats
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what was an oracle and what were they used for?
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Holy person used to talk to Greek Gods
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when on a merchant ship, you did not have a compass or map, how did they find their way
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followed the stars
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What 4 precautions did sailers make before and while sailing
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only sail during dayatime
ask Greek Gods for them to be successful
stop sailing at night
stay close to shore line
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Under monarchy powers, kings and queens had many powers, Name 2
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made laws and acted as judges
led army during wars
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The ruling power belongs to whom under a Tyranny government?
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Tyrants
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describe meeting of assembley
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*6,000 men must attend
*gathered on hill every 10 days
*Slaves gather citizens with red painted ropes if not enough people at assembly
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What was education process like for children in Sparta
Definition
girls cooked and weaved.at home-mothers

boys age 0-7 taught by mom/slave
boys age 7-17 taught in school by teacher
boys 17+ joined military
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what powers did council of elders have in Sparta?
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prepared and stopped laws
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describe the Ionian Revolt
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*marked beginning of Persian wars
*persians vs Ionians
*started because Persians conquered Ionians land
*Persians forced Ionians to pay regular payments and join Persian Army
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Describe rebuilding process of city of Athens
Definition
*Athenians went back to Athens(after Persian War) and saw town burnt down
*Someone found tiny leaf growing from a burnt trunk and took that as a sign to rebuild it
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Direct democracy
Definition
a form of democracy in which the people as a whole make direct decisions, rather than have those decisions made for them by elected representatives
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representative democracy
Definition
a type of democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives
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