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Unit Three Greece
Greece
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History
9th Grade
10/03/2012

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Ironage
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The period after the Bronze Age when people used iron tools and weapons.
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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 fought between the citzens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Perisan force commanded by Datis and Arapherenes.
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Minoans
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located on crete, was the first cilivization to develpo in Greece.
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Mount Olympus
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A mountain in Ancient Greece where many gods and goddesses were believed to live.
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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 prefection and the highest good.
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Epic
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A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
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Oligarchy
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A political system governed by a few people.
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Homer
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Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the lliad and the Odyssey(circa 850 BC)
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Hellenisticage
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Greek cultural influence and power was as its zenith in Europe and Asia.  It is often considered a period of transition, someties even of decline or decade.
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The Peloponnesian War
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as an Ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
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Helots
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a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
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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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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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Trojan War
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conflict ofver vital waterways( often romanticized because of an overgrown horse and a woman named Helen.)
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Phalanx
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special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closely pressed together.
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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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Dorians
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a civilization assoicated with a lack of writing who caused Dark Age in Greece
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Olympics
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Ancient athletic games held for god Zeus. Today they are held once every 4 years in a selected country
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Socrates
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Greek Philosopher; tried and execused for corrupting Athenian youths
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Draco
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Athenian lawmarker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost very offense
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Solon
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Athenian stateman who made Athens more democratic
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Athens Gold Age
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This was the period of Athenian political hegemony, economic growth & cultural flourshing formerly known as the Golden Age or Athens or The Age of Pericles
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Peloponnese
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The southern part of the Greek mainland
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King Darius
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was the third king of the Achaemenid Empire. Also called Darius the great, he ruled the empire as its peak, when it included much of West Asia, the Cauasus, Central Asia, parts of the Balkans
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Alexander the great
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He lived from 356-323BC. The king of Mcedonia from 356-323BC and conquered Greece an Persia.
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Sparta
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The winner of the Peloponnesian War
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