What Peninusla is Greece located?

Balkan Pensinula

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"On the east side of Greece is the ? Sea, and on the west side is the ? Sea."

"On the east side of Greece is the Aegean Sea, and on the west side is the Ionian Sea."

What almosts cuts Greece in half?

The Gulf of Corinth

The first settlers of Greecethat we know of were who? Where did they live?

There's two...

The Minoans, who lived in Crete and the Mycenaens, who had a thriving city on the mainland of Greece.

Who ended the Trojan War?

The Mycenaeans.

What was the Trojan War?

The Trojan War was war fought between the Mycenaeans and the Trojans.

How did the Mycenaeans win? What did they use?

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"In the 700s BC, the Greeks added ? to the Phoenicians' ?."

"In the 700s BC, the Greeks added vowels to the Phoenicians' alphabet."

What is a bard?

A singing poet.

A famous blind poet, and bard is who?

Homer

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"Homer turned many old Greek stories and myths into two long poems called the ? and the ?, which are still read and enjoyed today."

 "Homer turned many old Greek stories and myths into two long poems called the Iliad and the Odyssey, which are still read and enjoyed today."

Who is the most famous writer of fables in the world, was a freed slave, and lived about six hundred years before Christ?

Aesop

define - philosopher

"lover of wisdom"

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In the 500s B.C., ? thought of some very important math rules we still use today.

Another philosphere, ? passed an atomic therory.

In the 500s B.C., Pythagoras thought os some very important math rules we still use today.

Another philosphere, Democritus passed an atomic therory

The philosophers that did not believe Greek gods, asked what is the best way to live, and said man could do whatever they pleased are who?

The Socrates

The two famous Greek philosophers were who?

Plato and Aristotle

define - city-state

A city-state is a city that had its own goverment that ruled both they city and the cities around them.

The two most important Greek city-states were called what?

Sparta and Athens

The five most important public places of a city-state were called what?

The acropolis, the agora, the theater, the gymnasium, and the stadium.

The acropolis was up on what? What does acropolis mean?

The acropolis was on a hill. The word acropolis means "upper city".

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Perhaps the greatest scientist of ancient Greece was ?.

Perhaps the greatest scientist of ancient Greece was Archimedes.

The agora was a what?

The agora was a marketplace.

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Almost every ancient Greece city had a ? theater.

Almost every ancient Greece city had a open theater.

Usually, the largest gathering place in the city was called what?

The Theater

Another important place were young men spent boxing and throwing javelins was called what?

The Gymnasium

What am I? Not all Greek cities had me. I was a long racing track, straight at one end and round on the other. I very famous in Olympia.

A stadium

The first Olympic games took place in 776 B.C. at where?

Olympia

define - democracy

the idea that the citizens of a country should take an active part in the goverment of a country

The word democracy comes from the Greek words that mean what?

people and rule

The first powerful city-state in Greece was called what?

Sparta

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The Spartans were known for their ?, ?, and ?.

The Spartans were known for their courage, strength, and loyalty.

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Age ? - Trained to be loyal

Age ? - Taken from home, sent to fighting school

Age ? - Became a soldier

Age ? - Become a citizen, but still have to work

Age 0 - Trained to be loyal

Age 7 - Taken from home, sent to fighting school

Age 20 - Became a soldier

Age 30 - Become a citizen, but still have to work

define - helots

The helots were outsiders that had been conqured by the Spartians.

What was the greatest cultural center of ancient Greece?

Athens

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 Age ? - Infulenced by men and given a male slave

Age ? - education for poor ended

Age ? - wealthier families went to fighting school

Age ? - became citizens

 Age 7 - Infulenced by men and given a male slave

Age 14 - education for poor ended

Age 16 - wealthier families went to fighting school

Age 18 - became citizens

A small country just north of Greece was called what?

Macedonia

Greeks called anyone who didn't speak Greek what?

barbarians

The king of Macedonia that took over all over Greece was who?

Phillip the II

define - phalanx

A plalanx is a large groop of foot soldiers who were armed with shields and with spears that were fourtheen feet long.

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"His son ?, only twenty years old, became king in his place"

"His son Alexander, only twenty years old, became king in his place"

Alexander the Great put an end to any spirit of rebellion in Greek cities by uniting them in the what?

The League of Corinth

In what year did Alexander the Great begin his invasion of the Middle East?

In 334 B.C.

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"Alexander built many new cities in lands he had conqures, naming sixteen of these cities ?."

"The ? built in Egypt became the most important city in the world for that time period."

"Alexander built many new cities in lands he had conqures, naming sixteen of these cities Alexandria."

"The Alexandria built in Egypt became the most important city in the world for that time period."