#5 Ancient Greece

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If you wanted to visit Athens, where would you go? Options: Western Asia, by the Caspian Sea, Northern Europe, by the Baltic Sea, Southern Europe, by the Mediterranean, Western Europe, by the Atlantic Ocean

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Southern Europe, by the Mediterranean

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How were Ancient Greek city-states different from modern U.S. states?

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No central government united the Greek states.

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Why was the period between 460 and 429 B.C.E. called Athens's "Golden Age?"

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Art, science, and philosophy flourished during that time

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What does "charismatic" mean in the sentence "Pericles was a charismatic leader"?

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Having personal charm and appeal

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One of the most powerful Greek City-States and birthplace of Democracy.

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Athens

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Greek word for city

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polis

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Macedonian king who conquered most of the known world.

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Alexander the Great

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a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water; ex. Peloponnesus or Balkan

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Peninsula

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traditional stories( especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon) dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people

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Mythology

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How did geography influence the development of ancient Greece?

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It led to the creation of separate city-states