Groundbreaking Greeks Flashcard

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Who first spoke Greek?

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Mycenaeans

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What materials did the Minoans use for their palaces?

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Stone and wood

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Who was known as the 'father of medicine'?

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Hippocrates

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What did Pythagoras develop to help calculate?

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The longest side of a right triangle

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What was a key characteristic of the Archaic period in Greece?

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Re-emergence of society, government, and art

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Who are some of the greatest philosophers mentioned? Options: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; Pythagoras, Archimedes, and Euclid; Homer, Hesiod, and Sappho; Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon

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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

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Where were the first Olympic Games held?

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Olympia

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What is an acropolis?

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A fortified area on a hill

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What is a city state?

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A city and surrounding area with its own government.