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| Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks |
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| Became expert shipbuilders |
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| Which did NOT take place in the agora? |
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| Greeks hid from invading armies there |
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| Which Greek Leader would NOT have approved of the type of democracy found in the United States? |
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| What best defines a lyric poem? |
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| What shows that Greeks strongly influenced our language? |
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| Many English words and expressions come from Greek mythology |
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| In what way were the Mycenaeans different from the Minoans? |
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| The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland. |
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| Which Greek city DID NOT begin as a Greek colony? |
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| What BEST describes a representative democracy? |
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| Citizens elect officials to make laws |
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| What does NOT describe the first democracy in Athens? |
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| Aristocrats had more power than citizens |
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| Why did many ancient Greeks visit the oracles at Delphi? |
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| To ask the god Apollo questions |
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| How was the form of democracy in ancient Greece different from our current form of democratic government? |
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| Voting took place on broken pieces of pottery |
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| MYCENAEANS helped shape later Greek cultures |
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| Sea lies to the east of the Greek mainland |
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| The ancient Greeks believed that their |
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| GODS caused events like thunder and earthquakes |
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| Apollo was the god of the |
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| tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War |
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| Because they lived on an island, the Mycenaeans spent much of their time at sea. |
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| Everyone who lived in a city-state lived inside the city walls. |
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| The citizens in the early democracy of Athens voted by writing on paper. |
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| Hera is the king of the gods. |
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| It was natural for the ancient Greeks to produce great works of literature because they had always enjoyed telling myths and stories. |
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| A Greek famous for his fables |
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| A leader who uses force to hold power |
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| An age marked by great achievements |
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| Short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live |
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| Brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC |
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| A body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works |
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| People who have the right to participate in government |
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| A high hill that often had a fortress on its top |
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| A famous poet and one of the earliest Greek writers |
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