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Ancient Greece
Chapter 10
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History
6th Grade
01/11/2010

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Legends
Definition
Stories about heroes and their deeds.
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Europe
Definition
The continent that Greece is located on.
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Asia Minor
Definition
The western edge of Asia.
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Trojan War
Definition
A war fought between the Greeks and the people of Troy.
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Balkan Peninsula
Definition
Greece is located on the southern tip of this peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Plunder
Definition
Valuables seized during times of war.
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Myths
Definition
Traditional stories that usually include gods and goddesses.
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Zeus
Definition
King of the gods.
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Hera
Definition
Zeus' wife.
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Crete
Definition
An island in the Mediterranean that belongs to Greece.
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Mycenae
Definition
The greatest of the early Greek City States.
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Homer
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A blind Greek Poet.
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Olympics
Definition
The Greeks honored their gods every four years by hosting these events.
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Mount Olympus
Definition
The place where Greeks believed the gods lived on.
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Oral History
Definition
Stories being passed down from generation to generation.
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Democracy
Definition
Government by the people.
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Dalian League
Definition
An alliance formed between the leaders of Athens.
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Aristocracy
Definition
The type of government in which the rich rule.
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Assembly
Definition
The gathering of citizens.
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Persia
Definition
The strongest power in the world in 490 B.C.
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Athens
Definition
The first city-state to become a democracy.
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Helots
Definition
Slaves.
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Peloponnesian War
Definition
A war between Athens and Sparta because of resentment that caused the Dalian League.
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Marathon
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The place where Athenian and Persian armies clashed.
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Salamis
Definition
The place of the mighty sea battle where Athenian ships destroyed the Persian fleet.
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Archimedes
Definition
The most famous Greek inventor.
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Plague
Definition
Fast spreading disease.
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Hippocrates
Definition
A doctor who looked for natural causes for disease.
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Thebes
Definition
The city-state that finally defeated Sparta.
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Alexandria
Definition
The center for learning and trade in Egypt.
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Macedonia
Definition
The country that Alexander the Great was King of.
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King Phillip II
Definition
Alexander's father.
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20
Definition
The age that Alexander became king.
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Pharaoh
Definition
Alexander defeated the Persian Empire in Egypt and was crowned this.
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Hellenistic Age
Definition
A blend of Asian and Greek cultures spread by Alexander.
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