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| A great philosopher who lived/worked in Athens who taught that the goal of a human beings was to strive for perfection and the highest good |
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| A political system governed by a few people |
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| An ancient civilzation in the of mainland Greece conncected to the Minoan civilization of Crete |
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| The winner of the Peloponnesian War |
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| Anciet athletic games held for the god Zues. |
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| A mountain in Ancient Greece where many gods and godesses were believed to live |
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| Greek philosopher; tried and executed for corrupting Atheanian youths |
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| Greek city-state of Athens from 480BC-404BC it was a period of economic growth |
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| Civilization associated with a lck of writiing who caused the Dark Ages in Greece |
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| A person who is bound to the land and owned by feudal lord |
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| Special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closely pressed together |
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| The period after the Bronze Age when people used iron tools and weapons |
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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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| Took place in 490 BC during the Perisan invasion of Greece. It fought between the citizens of Athens aided by Persian force |
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| History is the period which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great. It is often considered a period of transition, sometimes even of decline or decade |
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| He lived from 356-323 BC, he was the king of Macedonia from 336-326 BC and conquered Greece and Persia |
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| A long narrative poem telling of heros deeds |
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| The southern part of the Greek mainland |
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| Philosopher who taught that ggood conduct meant following a moderate course between extremes |
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| The minoans, located on crete was the first civilization to develop in Greece |
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| Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the lliad and the Odyssey |
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| Athenian statesman who made Athens more democratic |
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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 offence |
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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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