Rise of Greek Civilization
Gods/Goddesses
Vocabulary Words
Spread of Greek Culture
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The Iliad and the Oddesey are examples of what?
Epics
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Who was the ruler of all the 12 Olympic Greek Gods/Goddesses?
Zeus
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 What is a Peninsula?

An Area of land nearly surrounded by water. (Surrounded by 3 sides of water)

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What/Who killed Alexander the Great?
Malaria (disease)
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What is one of the main differences in an Ancient Greece home compared to home in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

Indoor plumbing (toilets)

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How/why did the Trojan War begin?
Paris of Troy stole the wife (Helen) of King of Greece.
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Who was the God of Wine and also gave Midas the touch of gold?
Dionysus
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What is an Aristocrat

A person, which is a member of a rich and powerful family

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How did Alexander the Great become the King main ruler of Ancient Greece?
King Philip his father was assassinated.
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This god was the ruler of all the Greek gods and married his sister.

Zeus?

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What did the Greeks build during the war that gave the Greeks the decisive victory?
They built a Trojan horse and the soldiers hid inside the horse.
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This goddess is the goddess of Agriculture and her daughter is married to Hades.

Demeter

300

What is a Tyrant? 

A ruler who takes the power with the help of middle class people.

300
After Alexander died, what did they do with his empire?
The empire was divided into 3 Hellenistic kingdoms.
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The Greek scientist Eratosthenes discovered what?

The distance around the entire Earth

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Who controlled most of the land in Ancient Greece?
Aristocrats
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He is the God of music, light and healing.
Apollo
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What is an Acropolis?

A high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities.

400

When Alexander took over or ruled over a new community what did Alexander do with the people of that community?

He would make deals with them to unite with him and join his army. He would also turn these communities into a Hellenistic Community.

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Name the 12 Greek Olympic Gods
Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo, Hera, Athena, Artemis, Aris, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Demeter, Hermes and Hephaestus
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How did the landforms of Ancient Greece effect the way people lived and interacted in Greece?
Becuase there are so many mountains in Greece this divided the communties from each other. The Greeks did not interact much with each other and whenever they did they would generally get into fights. Every Greek community believed that their community was the best.
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Explain the story about how Zeus and his brothers come into power.
Zeus got Cronos to drink something that made him throw up his brothers. Then they were in war with each other for over 10 years and finally Zeus was able to defeat his father.
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What is a Democracy?
A form of government in which citizens govern themselves.
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Why was Alexander known as "Alexander the Great"?
Because he was the best ruler Greek has ever had, Alexander never lost a battle and he discovered many countries East of Greece. He traveled the farthest anyone has ever East of Greece.
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Why was the development of a Democracy so important to the Greek Culture as well as the World today?
It was important to the Greek culture because it gave the power of government to the people and ended the rule of Aristocrats and Tyrants. It is important to the World today because many countries have a Democracy type government, including the United States.
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