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05/29/2015

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epic
Definition
a long story-poem (ex. The Iliad & the Odyssey)
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myth
Definition
a story that explains something in nature
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fable
Definition
an animal story that teaches a lesson
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philosphy
Definition
"love of wisdom"
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democracy
Definition
"rule by the people" the type of government in Athens
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oligarchy
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"rule by a few" the type of government in sparta
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Hippocrates
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the father of medicine (discovered diseases were caused by natural causes)
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Democratus
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discovered everything was made up of atoms
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Aristotle
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famous Greek philosopher (taught Alexander the Great)
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Socrates
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famous Greek philosopher (taught plato)
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Plato
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famous Greek philosopher (student of Socrates)
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Paris
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prince of Troy that kidnapped Helen (Trojan War)
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Euclid
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a mathematician that wrote the geometry text called "elements"
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Aesop
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wrote fables
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Homer
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a blind Greek poet that wrote the epics (The Iliad & The Odyssey)
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Herodotus
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the father of history (wrote about the Persian war)
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Pericles
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ruler of Athens during the Golden Age
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Alexander the Great
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conquered the known world and spread Greek ideas
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Zeus
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king of the Greek gods
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amphitheater
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outdoor theater where Greeks watched plays
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agora
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outdoor marketplace in Athens
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acroplis
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rocky hill that overlooks Athens (where the Parthenon is located)
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Mt. Olympus
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highest mountain peak in Greece; home of the Greek gods
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Peloponnesus
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southern half of Greece
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Sparta
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military city-state
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Athens
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city-state that was a center of democracy,culture,and trade
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Balkan
Definition
peninsula where Greece is located
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Mediterranean
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sea located south of Greece
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Troy
Definition
city-state in Turkey that fought Greece in the Trojan War
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Crete
Definition
largest Greek island
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Aegean
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sea located east of Greece; separated Greece from Asia
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Mediterranean
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Type of climate
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Parthenon
Definition
temple to goddess Athena
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Council of 500
Definition
took charge of Athens day to day business; members were chosen in a drawing
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juries
Definition
settled disputes in Athens
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military
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Spartan life was based on the
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helot
Definition
Spartan slave revolt
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No
Definition
Did the Spartans like outsiders
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city-state
Definition
City and its surrounding farmland
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free, male, adult citizens
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Who was allowed to vote in Athens
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columns
Definition
Greek architecturere
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sculpture
Definition
lifelike statues that showed action and balance
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pottery
Definition
Greek art that is used to store objects and for trade
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Olympics
Definition
Sporting competition held for the glory of Greece and its gods (only men could participate)
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tragedy
Definition
serious story with disater
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comedy
Definition
funny/humorous story
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Iliad
Definition
Homer's epic written about the Trojan War
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Wooden horse
Definition
Method used to win Trojan War
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Greece and Troy
Definition
Who fought in the Trojan War
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Greece
Definition
Who won the Trojan War
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Paris of Troy "stole" Helen of Sparta
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What was the cause of the Trojan War
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Greece and Persia
Definition
Who fought in the Persian War
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land and money
Definition
What caused the Persian War
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Greeks tricked the Persians into fighting in unfamiliar waters
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What strategy was used to win the Persian War
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Greece
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Who won the Persian war
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Battle of Salamis
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What was the last battle in the Persian War
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civil war
Definition
A war when 2 groups of people from the same place fight each other
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Athens and Sparta
Definition
Who were the opponents in The Peloponnesian War
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Sparta feared Athens growing power
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What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War
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Persia gave Sparta money for ships
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What strategy was used to win the Peloponnesian War
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Sparta
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Who won The Peloponnesian War
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Athens
Definition
Captial of Greece
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Poloponnesian
Definition
The elephant and the whale refers to which war
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yes
Definition
Do we still see the achievements today
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7
Definition
What age did Spartan boys begin their training
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