| Term | Definition |
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What is the capitol of Greece and the capitol of Greece Golden Age? |
Athens |
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Greece has three bodies of water surrounding it what is that called? |
Peninsula |
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A narrow strip of land connected in between Greece what is it called? |
Isthus |
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What % of mountains cover Greece? |
70-80% |
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The southern tip of Greece forms a seecond penninsula called? |
Peloponnesus |
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Who were the Phoenicians? |
They were poeple who lived in Greece before the Athenians and Spartans. They also created the alphabet |
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Who ruled Athens until his death? |
Pericles |
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When did the Golden Age begin? |
477 BC |
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What does Greeks eat? |
Olives, apricots, lamb, and wheat |
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Who stole fire from the gods? |
Promethius |
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This allowed poor people to be politicians |
paid officials |
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When was the first Olympic Games held? |
776 BC |
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What is direct democracy? |
The citizens run the government |
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What did Pericles build to make Athens beautiful? |
He built the Parthenon |
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Parthenon |
The temple for Athena the goddess of wisdom |
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What was the big war between Athens and Sparta? |
The Peloponnesian War |
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What caused the war? |
The people did not like how the Athenians were using the money from the Delian League |
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What was Sparta's strategy? |
Cut off Athen's food suply |
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What was Athen's strategy? |
Rely on sea power |
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Who won? |
The Spartans |