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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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| 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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| of history is the period which followed the conquests of 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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| A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds. |
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| The southern part of the Greek mainland. |
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| A political system governed by a few people. |
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| Philosopher who taught that good conduct meant following a moderate course between extremes |
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| An ancient civilization in the south of mainland Greece connected to the Minoan civilization of Crete. |
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| The winner of the Peloponnesian War |
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| Ancient athletic games held for the god Zeus. |
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| located on Crete, was the first civilization to develop in Greece. |
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| A mountain in Ancient Greece where many gos and goddesses were believed to live. |
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| Greek Philosopher;tried and executed for corrupting Athenian youths. |
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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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| a civilization associated with a lack of writing who caused the Dark Ages in Greece. |
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| a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord(medieval Europe) |
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| special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closley pressed together. |
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| Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Lliad and the Odyssey |
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| The period after the Bronze Age when people used iron tools and weapons. |
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| Athenian statesman who made Athens more demacratic |
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| conflict over vital waterways(often romanticized because of an overgrown "horse" and a woman named Helen) |
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| was the third king of the Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the Great. |
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| Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense. |
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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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| was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian league led by Sparta. |
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