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7th Grade
01/08/2013

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HE WAS ASSASSINATED
Definition
Why Philip never attacked the Persians?
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ANTIGONUS
Definition
King of Macedonia after Alexander’s death?
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ARISTOTLE
Definition
Who taught Alexander?
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INDUS RIVER
Definition
eastern river of Alexander’s empire
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BARBAROI
Definition
Greek name for Persians and non-Greeks
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PHALANX
Definition
military formation moving as 1 unit
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DEMOSTHENES
Definition
tried to warn the Greeks about Philip
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FORM A HYPOTHESIS
Definition
2nd step of scientific method
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THE REPUBLIC
Definition
book about political science
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SOPHOCLES
EURIPIDES
AESCHYLUS
Definition
writers of tragedies
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ACADEMY
Definition
school to train government leaders
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PLATO
Definition
best pupil of Socrates
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ARISTOPHANES
Definition
writer of comedies
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HIPPOCRATES
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“Father of Scientific Medicine”
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THERMOPYLAE
Definition
battle that allowed Athens to evacuate
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR
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war between Athens and Sparta
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DELIAN LEAGUE
Definition
defensive league led by Athens
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THEBES
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last city-state to rule Greece before Philip conquered
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PERICLES
Definition
“First Citizen” of Athens
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ACROPOLIS
Definition
fortified hill at center of a city-state
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27
Definition
# of times U.S. Constitution has been changed
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19TH AMENDMENT
Definition
Amendment that gave women the right to vote in 1920
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2ND AMENDMENT
Definition
Amendment that allows gun ownership
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1ST AMENDMENT
Definition
Amendment that allows freedom of speech
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LEGISLATIVE
EXECUTIVE
JUDICIAL
Definition
3 branches of U.S. government
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SERVE FOR LIFE
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Term for a person on the Supreme Court
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TOWNSHEND ACTS
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Acts that led to Boston Massacre
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE
Definition
2 parts of Congress
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PHILADELPHIA
Definition
U.S. Constitution was written in which city?
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Definition
Government gets its power from the people
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BILL OF RIGHTS
Definition
1st 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are…
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
Definition
The first constitution for the U.S. was the ….
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SEPTEMBER 17, 1787
Definition
U.S. Constitution was ratified on ...
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MERCANTILISM
Definition
The Triangle Trade is an example of …
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TROJAN TAXES AT THE DARDANELLES STRAIT AND KIDNAPPING OF HELEN
Definition
What were 2 causes of the Trojan War?
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BOXING AND BULL LEAPING
Definition
Which 2 sports did Minoans enjoy?
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ODYSSEUS
Definition
Who was the hero of the Odyssey?
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KNOSSOS
Definition
What was the largest city on Crete?
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DOUBLE-AXE
Definition
labyrinth could mean maze or …
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CIVIL WARS AND THE DORIAN INVASION
Definition
“Dark Age” of Greece was caused by …
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MYCENAEANS V. TROJANS
Definition
The Iliad tells of a war between..
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FORESTED ISLAND IN THE MEDITERANNEAN
Definition
The home of the Minoans was Crete, what was it like?
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CIVIL WARS
Definition
Mycenaeans weakened themselves by engaging in …
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PIRATES
Definition
Mycenaeans liked violence and survived by being …
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MOTHER EARTH
Definition
Great goddess of the Minoans
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LABYRINTH
Definition
design of a Minoan palace
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MINOTAUR
Definition
legendary monster on Crete
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