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Word list for the greeks
It's all Greek to me.
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History
9th Grade
01/05/2010

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Thucydides
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A historian who wrote about the Peloponnesian war.
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Salamis
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The Straits of Salamis, location of a naval battle between Persia and the Greeks
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Themistocles
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An Athenian politician and general.
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Pericles
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The political architect of Athen’s golden age. Elected strategos (commander of the army) for many years in a row.
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Aspasia
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A courtesan; Pericles’ mistress.
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Parthenon
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The largest temple in Athens’ acropolis. Dedicated to Athena.
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Delian League
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A coalition formed by city-states on the Aegean coasts and islands. The treasury was on the island of Delos.
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Peloponnesian League
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A coalition formed by Sparta and its allies.
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Alcibiades
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An Athenian politician. The Sicilian Expedition was his idea.
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Sicilian Expedition
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A failed Athenian expedition to Sicily during the Peloponnesian War.
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Long Walls
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walls built from a city to its port.
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Piraeus
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A city in Ancient Greece, besieged during the Peloponnesian War.
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Lysander
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A Spartan admiral who defeated the Athenian fleet.
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Macedon
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An ancient kingdom located in the Greek peninsula.
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Phillip II
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A Macedonian king who had many military victories. He wanted to unite the Greek city-states under his leadership.
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Pella
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Capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon.
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Alexander
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Phillip II’s son. Conquered a large amount of territory, creating an empire.
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Alexandria
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An Egyptian city founded on the delta by Alexander. Had a famous lighthouse and library.
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Issus
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A town that gave its name to a battle that Alexander fought (and won) against the Persian king Darius.
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Gaugamela
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A battle that Alexander won, leading to the fall of the Persian Empire.
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Persepolis
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Capital of the ancient Persian empire.
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Babylon
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A city in the Persian Empire.
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Roxanne
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Alexander’s wife. Murdered after his death.
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Seleucus
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one of Ptolemy’s lieutenants. After Alexander’s death, captured the treasury in Babylon and founded a kingdom.
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Antigonus
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One of Alexander’s generals. After Alexander’s death, declared himself the king of Cyprus.
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Ptloemy
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A general under Alexander. Became the ruler of Egypt and founder of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
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Attalus
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A greek ruler who fought in the Macedonian Wars.
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Hellenism
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A term meaning the spread of greek culture.
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Oecumene
Definition
a term used in the greek world; the known/inhabited/civilized world.
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