Ancient Greece

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The continent where Greece is located

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Europe

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A geographic feature on Greece which made many types of farming difficult

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mountains

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This geographic feature of Greece led to Greeks becoming excellent sailors and made trade more necessary.

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islands

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Greek word for city-state

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polis

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Highest point in a city-state where temples and important buildings were located

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acropolis

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Greek city-state that was Athens's rival, focused on military, and discouraged the arts

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Sparta

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These things were discouraged in Spartan society: trade and travel, military training, strict discipline, women's rights

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trade and travel

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A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta

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Athens

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A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. Athens started this and the U.S. uses it today

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representative democracy

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The city-state of Athens focused on valuing this in their society: arts and education, military training, personal discipline, use of iron bars as currency

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arts and education