Greek History and Culture

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Greece's Location

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Southeast Europe on a Peninsula.

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Geographic Features

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Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas.

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Greek Geography

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Mountainous, chain of islands near seas.

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City-States Formation

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Isolated geography led to independent city-states.

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Athenian Government

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Democracy with citizen voting participation.

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Direct vs. Representative Democracy

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Athens had direct; U.S. has representative democracy.

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Spartan Men's Life

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Military training from ages 7 to 30.

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Athenian Men's Life

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Focused on government participation and philosophy.

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Spartan Women's Role

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Enjoyed freedoms, raised military-ready sons.

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Athenian Women's Role

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Focused on household, considered inferior to men.