Ancient Greek History

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What is government by the people; one person, one vote?

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Democracy

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What is the major period of Greek Civilization where major advancements in: art, literature, philosophy, and when Athens and Sparta dominated Greece?

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Classical Period (5th century BCE)

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What is the major period of Greek Civilization where Alexander the Great spread Greek Culture throughout the Mediterranean and Asia?

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Hellenistic Period

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What geographic feature covers more than 3/4 of the Greek mainland and islands? Options: Plains, Deserts, Lakes, Mountains

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Mountains

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Which two epic poems were written by the Greek writer Homer?

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Iliad and Odyssey

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The Greeks eventually adopted who's alphabet (24 letters) and was the basis for the modern English alphabet?

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Phoenician

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The Greeks eventually adopted who's alphabet (24 letters) and was the basis for the modern English alphabet?

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Phoenician

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The definition of "Spartan" means what?

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Highly disciplined lifestyle.

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King Darius the II and King Xerxes waged this war against the Greeks:

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Greco-Persian Wars

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Dating back to 1400 B.C., what was the most important shrine in all of Greece and was the sanctuary of Apollo?

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Oracle of Delphi