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Greece
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02/08/2005

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Minoans
Definition
advanced bronze age culture that flourished in crete from 3000 to 1100 B.C.
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Dorians
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one hellanic people that invaded Greece around 1100 B.C. and remained culturaly and liguistically distinct within the Greek world.
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Polis
Definition
City-state of ancient greece
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Acropolis
Definition
the fortified height or citadel of an ancient greek city.
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Agora
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greek market place.
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Phalanx
Definition
military formation of foot soldiers.
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Peisistratus
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Athenian tyrant remembered for encouraging athletic contests and literary efforts.
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Cleisthen
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Athenian statesman who enacted the legal reforms of solon. generally regarded as the
founder of athenian democracy.
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Hippocrates
Definition
Greek physician who laid the foundations of scientific medicine.
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Thales of Miletus
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A presocratic greek philosopher and astronomer who was said by aristotle to be the founder of physical science.
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Pericles
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athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the parthenon.
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Plato
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greek philosopher, student of socrates he presented his ideas through dramatic dialogues. Wrote "The Republic" and "The Apology".
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Aristotle
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the greek philosopher who summarized most of his knowlege up to his time and developed a type of logical argument.
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Phillip II
Definition
King of macedon, built the army that defeated a Greek coalition at Chaeronea and achieved a peace settlement in which all the states except sparta participated.
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Ostracism
Definition
Banishment
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Zeno
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greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory.
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Draco
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athenian politician who codified the laws of Athens.
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ogliarchy
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a government ruled by a few wealthy and powerful people.
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Solon
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athenian lawgiver and poet, made the discuss thrower
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Thucydides
Definition
greek historian. considered the greatest historian of antiquity, he wrote a critical
history of the peloponnesian war that contains funeral oration of Pericles.
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Herodutus
Definition
Greek historian whose wrtings, chiefly concerning the persian wars, are the earliest known examples of narrative history.
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Persian war
Definition
War between greece and the persian empire.
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Peloponnesian war
Definition
war between sparta and athens.
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Darius I
Definition
king of persia who expanded the empire, organized a highly efficient administrative system , invaded greece, defeated in the battle of marathon.
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Sappho
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considered by plato to be the tenth muse, this woman poet is known for her beautiful lyric poetry.
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