Ancient Greek Civilization Flashcard

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What is another name for a Greek city-state?

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Polis

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What did the ancient Greeks call themselves as people?

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Hellenes

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What are the first five letters of the Greek alphabet in order?

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Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon

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What was the most frequently worn item of clothing in ancient Greece?

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Chiton

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Which polis had a near-perfect location that ensured its success as a great seaport and commercial center?

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Corinth

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Which polis had a thriving textile industry, colonized all over the eastern Mediterranean, and founded Byzantium at the entrance to the Black Sea?

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Megara

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Which polis was where democracy flourished and sculptors, mathematicians, philosophers, playwrights, and common citizens lived in freedom and participated in state decisions?

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Athens

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Which polis had a poor climate and location, but became renowned for its musicians, poets, sculptors, and open-air theaters?

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Argos

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Which city-state had a military tradition of great bravery and human physical endurance, but to attain its goals harshly trained its boys in "boot camps" from the age of seven?

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Sparta

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What does polytheistic mean?

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Believing in many gods