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Chapter 4 Review for test
persians and spartans
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History
8th Grade
11/09/2010

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what is the body of land with oceans on three sides
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peninsula
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are ordinary citizens
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hoplites
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narrow body of water with land on both sides
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strait
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structure was made of 20,000 tons of marble and took 15 years to build
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parthenon
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person who rules with total authority
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tyrant
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people ruled over different provinces of persia their title literally meant defenders of the kingsom
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satrap
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these people could not leave home without a male relative
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upper class women
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the_________  was a time of great creativity and learning for the athens
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age of periciles
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the city state of_________ focused on government and education
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athens
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the city state of _____ sparta focused on thart of war
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sparta
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cyrus the great was th king of
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persians
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the ____ was an open area used for a meeting place and market
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agora
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made athens more democratic
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pericleis
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enforced the laws and collected taxes in sparta
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ephesians
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at age___ spartan men entered the regular army
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an ____________ was the form of government used by the spartans
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oligarchy
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a __________ was like a tiny independent country
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polis
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the __________ brought iron weapons to the greeks
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dorians
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the persian states were called
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satrapies
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are thinkers who ponder questions about life
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philosipher
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the slim and graceful greek colummns are called
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satrapies
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the ________ began as an alliance against the ________
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Delian League/Persian
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became popular by giving land to the landless farmers
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tyrant
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why did the greeks win the navl battle of salamis
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smaller and faster ships
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xerxes was the king of
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persia
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what did the spartans do when they needed to expand
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conquer neighbors
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greek alphabet was based on the alphabet of the
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phoenicians
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wh ywas the period around 600 bc called the dark age
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there was less trade and poverty
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spartan warriors were allowed to return home at age
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30
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who could be a greek citizen
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native born men who owned land
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the myceneans came to greese from
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central asia
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in a direct democracy who decides government matter
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citizens
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why  did xerxes want to conquer Greece
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revenge his fathers death
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name the woman that influenced both pervles and plato
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aspasia
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what is the peninsula where greece is locted called
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peloponesus
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what was the name given to spartan slaves
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helots
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name the religion that the persians followed
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zoroastrianism
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who was the athenian general that came up with the battle plan to foght the persians
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thermistocles
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name that spartan king that held off the persians at thermopylae
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leonidis
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the battle of ___________ was the turning point in the wars with persia
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platea
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