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Unit 3 Greece
Greece Vocab
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Social Studies
9th Grade
10/03/2012

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Battle of Marathon
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A battle that took place in 490 BC. It was Persia's first attempt to invade Greece. Was fought by Athens and the Persian armies. 

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Plato
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A great philosopher who lived and worked in Athens. He taught that humans goals were to strive for perfection and the highest good.
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Hellenistic Age
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Follows the conquests of Alexander the Great. Greek cultural influence and power are at its zenith in Europe and Asia.
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Alexander the Great
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King of Macedonia. He conquered Greece and Persia.
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Epic
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A long poem telling a hero's deeds.
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Peloponnese
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Southern part of the Mainland of Greece.
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Oligarchy
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Political system governed by a few people.
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Aristotle
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Philosopher who taught that good conduct means following a moderate course between extremes.
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Mycenaean
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An ancient city south of the mainland of Greece.
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Sparta
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The winner of the Peloponnesian War.
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Olympics
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Ancient athletic games held for Zeus. Today they are played every 4 years in a selected country.
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Minoans
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Located on Crete, was the 1st civilization to develope in Greece.
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Mount Olypus
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The mountain in ancient Greece where the gods and godesses lived.
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Socrates
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A Greek philosopher; tried and executed for corrupting Athenian youth.
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Athen Golden Age
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This was a period of Athenian political hegemoy, economic growth, and cultural flourishing.
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Dorians
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A civilization that lacked in writing and caused the Dark Ages in Greece.
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Helots
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A person who is bound to the land and owned by the fuedal lord.
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Phlanx
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Special Greek battle formation, where soldiers form rows and are closely pressed together.
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Homer
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Ancient Greek epic poet who wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey.
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Iron Age
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Period after the Bronze Age where people started to use iron tools and weapons.
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Solon
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Athenian statesman who made Athens more democratic.
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Trojan War
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Conflict over vital waterways 

(Often romanticized because of an overgrown "horse"and a woman named Helen)

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King Darius
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Third king of the Achaemenid Empire, he ruled the empire to its peak.
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Draco
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Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost everything.
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Philosopher
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A wise person who is calm and rational;someone who lives a life of reason and equanimity.
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The Peloponnesian War
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An ancient Greek war faught by Athens and and its empire against the Peloponesian League lead by Sparta
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