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- 6. What was the island that was the cradle of an early civilization that later influenced Greeks living on the European mainland?
- 10. What city-state did the Spartans build?
- 11. What is a group of people who have the authority to make a decision in a legal case?
- 12. Because of Monarchy, power shifted to a class of noble landowners since only they could afford bronze weapons and chariots, these nobles were also the military defenders of the city-states. At first, they defended the kind, but in time, they won power for themselves. What was the result of this?
- 14. From which civilizations did The ancient Greeks absorb many ideas and beliefs?
- 15. What war are the Mycenaeans best remembered for?
- 16. What is the name of the state-owned slaves the Dorian invaders turned the conquered into state-owned slaves called?
- 18. In Greek mythology, who is the God of love?
- 19. In Greek mythology, who is the God of War?
- 21. Who is the famous Hellenistic scientist of Syracuse, that apple principles of physics to make practical inventions?
- 22. What is the success of the Minoan civilization?
- 24. What is the name of the straits that are narrow water passages, connecting the Mediterranean and Black Seas?
- 26. What peninsula is Greece a part of?
- 27. As trade expanded, a new middle class of wealthy merchants, farmers, and artisans emerged in some cities. They challenged the landowning nobles for power and came to dominate some city-states. What was the name of the government formed as a result in which power is in the hands of a small, wealthy elite?
- 29. In Greek mythology, that explains the ways of nature or the Gods, where did the Gods live(mount)?
- 30. Who is often called the “Father of history” in the Western world because he went beyond listing names of rules or the retelling of ancient legends?
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- 1. Some ancient Greek thinkers challenged the belief that events were caused by the whims of gods. Instead, they used observation and reason to find causes for events. What is the name of these thinkers that means “lovers of wisdom”?
- 2. Who wrote the poems The Illiad and the Odyssey?
- 3. In mathematics, who derived a formula to calculate the relationship between the sides of a right triangle by studying education in Egypt and Babylon?
- 4. What is the name of the city at the very head of the Hellenistic world in Egypt?
- 5. In Greek mythology, who is the most powerful Olympian?
- 7. After their victory over Troy, Who attacked the Mycenaeans?
- 8. From which civilizations did The ancient Greeks absorb many ideas and beliefs?
- 9. Athenian citizens can vote to banish or send away, a public figure whom they saw as a threat to their democracy. What is this process called?
- 13. What is the name of the place located in Attica, just north of the Peloponnesus?
- 14. What is the name of a government where a hereditary ruler, such as a king or queen, exercises centralized power?
- 17. By about 650 b.c, what weapons replaced bronze weapons?
- 18. Using mathematics and careful observation, who argued that the Earth rotated on its axis and orbited the sun a.k.a heliocentric or sun-centered solar system that was not accepted by most scientists until almost 2000 years later?
- 20. Who were Dorian invaders from the north who conquered Laconia, in the southern part of Greece?
- 23. As they expanded after 750 b.c. , what is the name of the city-state the Greeks evolved a unique version of called?
- 25. What did the Minoan Kings build during the tremendous success of the Minoan civilization?
- 28. What is the name of a new method of fighting in which a massive tactical formation of heavily armed foot soldiers?