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Unit 3 Greece
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10/04/2012

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Battle of Marathon
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took place in 490 BC,during the first persian invasion of Greece. It was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia,under King Darious.
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Plato
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A great philosopher who lived and worked in Athens who taught that the goal of human beings was to strive for perfection and the highest good.
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Hellenistic Age
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of history is the period which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great.
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Alexander the Great
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lived from about 356-326 and was the king of Macedonia from 336-326 BC.
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Epic
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A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
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Peloponesse
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The southern part of the Greek mainland.
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Oligarchy
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A political system governed by a few people.
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Aristotle
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Philosopher who taught that good conduct meant following a moderate course between extremes
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Mycenaean
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An ancient civilization in the south of mainland Greece connected to the Minoan civilization of Crete.
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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 the god Zeus.
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Minoans
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located on Crete, was the first civilization to develop in Greece.
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Mount Olympus
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A mountain in Ancient Greece where many gos and goddesses were believed to live.
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Socrates
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Greek Philosopher;tried and executed for corrupting Athenian youths.
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Athens Golden Age
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is the Greek city-state of Athens in the time from 480-404BC. Also known as The Age of Pericles
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Dorians
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a civilization associated with a lack of writing who 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 feudal lord(medieval Europe)
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Phalanx
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special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closley pressed together.
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Homer
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Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Lliad and the Odyssey
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Iron Age
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The period after the Bronze Age when people used iron tools and weapons.
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Solon
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Athenian statesman who made Athens more demacratic
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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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was the third king of the Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the Great.
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Draco
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Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense.
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Philosophers
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a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
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The Peloponnesian War
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was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian league led by Sparta.
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