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Persian War
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What made Greece not completely unite?
Mountains
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Who was king of the Greek gods?
Zeus
100
What did the type of money was taken from the Phoenicians?
Coins
100
What is Greek for City-State
Polis
100
Who fought against the Greeks in the Persian War?
Persians
200
Why did the Athenians have a naval army?
They lived by the sea.
200
Where did the major gods live?
Mount Olympus
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What three uses did they use their ships for?
Battle, Trade, and Fishing
200
What two major city-states were always rivals?
Athens and Sparta
200
Which major battle did the Persians fight in first?
The Battle of Marathon
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What is the giant island of the south of Greece?
Crete
300
What type of religion did the Greeks practice?
Polythiestic
300
What was hidden on the front of the Greek warships?
A battering ram
300
What was Sparta known for?
Their land armies.
300
When did the Persians start invading?
490 B.C.
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Because of their poor farmland, Greeks established what in Anatolia?
Farming Colonies
400
How many major gods were in the greek religion?
12
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What powered the Greek warships?
Oars
400
What did the Athenians develop as their government?
Democracy
400
When did the Persians return to Greece for revenge?
480 B.C.
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What did the Greeks trade to other places?
Olive oil, wool, marble, wine, and pottery
500
What festival honored Zeus?
Olympics
500
The Greeks developed their language from the what?
Phoenicians
500
How many people lived in most city-states?
less than 20,000
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How many enemy ships and soldiers were there when the Persians attacked The Plain of Marathon?
600 ships and 1500 soldiers.