Ancient Greece
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- 3. Greek City States: According to Greek Mythology, Argos was founded by Argos, the son of the god _________.
- 6. Daily Lives: If the child appeared weak or was a ______, sometimes the father would abandon the child.
- 8. Science and Technology: Unlike most earlier civilizations, they studied _________ for its own sake and developed complex mathematical theories and proofs.
- 10. Daily Lives: Meat like pork or beef was only eaten on rare occasions such as ________.
- 12. Greek City States: At the center of each city-state was a powerful _________.
- 13. A Typical Town: The center of activity in any Greek city was the _______.
- 15. Greek City States: The ________ developed their own coins and required that traders use them when in their city.
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- 1. A Typical Town: Large cities often had a hill or high point in the town called the ________.
- 2. Greek City States: Delphi was the _________ center of the Greek city-states.
- 4. Daily Lives: Different rooms included a work room, a ______ room, and bedrooms.
- 5. A Typical Town: Examples of patron gods include Athena for Athens, Ares and _______ for Sparta, Zeus for Olympia, and Poseidon for Corinth.
- 7. Science and Technology: They had doctors who studied sick people, ________ their symptoms, and then came up with some practical treatments.
- 9. Science and Technology: Perhaps the most important Greek mathematician was ________.
- 11. Science and Technology: They theorized that the Earth may orbit the Sun and came up with a fairly ________ estimate for the circumference of the Earth.
- 14. A Typical Town: In the later periods of Ancient Greece, new cities were planned out on a _______ system with streets and houses aligned to take advantage of the winds, the sun, and the local scenery.