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Trojan War
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Greece Facts
The Odyssey
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What two kingdoms fought in the Trojan War?
The kingdoms of Troy & Greece
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Members of the City-State who had legal rights.
Citizen
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True or False: citizens were expected to die for the polis if necessary.
True
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What war did Odysseus fight in before attempting to head back to Ithica?
The Trojan War
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How did the Greeks defeat the Trojans?
They built a wooden horse.
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How long did the Trojan War last?
10 years
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Another name for a city-state.
Polis
200
What was the climate of Greece like?
Mediterranean climate. With mild, wet winters, and hot, dry summers.
200
What Greek god did Odysseus anger?
Poseidon, god of the sea.
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How many heads did the monster have that Odysseus faced after getting past the whirlpool?
Six.
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Why was it so difficult for the Greeks to fight the Trojans?
The city of Troy was known for it's impenetrable walls.
300
The art and practice of government.
Politics
300
True or False: Men and Women were allowed to partake in the original Olympic games created in Greece.
False.
300
What did the witch do to Odysseus's men when they drank her wine?
Turned them into pigs.
300
What Greek god favored Odysseus?
Athena.
400
The warrior Achilles was killed how?
An arrow struck him in his heel.
400
A word meaning "high city", found on a high hill and used as a fortress in times of danger.
Acropolis
400
What was the landscape of Greece?
mountain ranges surrounded by water.
400
How did Odysseus's men avoid the call of the Sirens?
They put wax in their ears and rowed straight.
400
In the chapter 10 mystory, what empire was invading Athens when Pericles was just a boy?
The Persian empire.
500
What two works of Homer are inspired by the Trojan War?
The Iliad and the Odyssey
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A hereditary class of rulers.
Aristocracy
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What were the three types of governments found in city-states in Greece?
Monarchy, Self-governed, and Aristocracy.
500
How did Odysseus and his men escape the cave of the cyclops?
They blinded the cyclops and rode on the underbelly of his sheep.
500
What was the danger of the "Island of the Sun" for Odysseus and his men?
Zeus had cattle and sheep on the island, which all the soldiers except Odysseus killed and ate.