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World History
World History Terms Chap. 3.
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Anthropomorphic
Definition
Having human forms or attributes
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Olympaid
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Four-year period between Olympic Games; became a Greek means of dating historical events
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Polis
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City-state; basic political unit of Greece
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Monarchy
Definition
Rule by one
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Oligarchy
Definition
Rule by few
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Tyranny
Definition
Government headed by a tyrant who gained complete control of it---usually by force
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Democracy
Definition
Rule by the people
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Helots
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Original Spartans who were enslaved by the Dorians
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Hellenic/Hellenistic
Definition
Greek culture. Similar to Greek culture
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Humanities
Definition
Formal study of human thought and culture
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Philosophers
Definition
Men who sought the answers to the basic questions of life
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Anarchy
Definition
The breakdown of government and order
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Minoan civilization
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An early civilization in the Aegean region based on the island of Crete
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Mycenaean civilization
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Early Greek civilization on the mainland of Greece; borrowed heavily from the Minoan civilization
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Odyssey
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An epic poem of the Greek Dark Ages written by Homer
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Peloponnesian League
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A league of Greek city-states
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Delian League
Definition
Defensive alliance of Greek city-states
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Peloponnesian War
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Greek civil war between Athens and her allies and Sparta and her allies
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Parthenon
Definition
Most spectacular temple in Athens; dedicated to Athens
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Darius I
Definition
King of the Persians
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Solon
Definition
King of Athens
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Xerxes
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The son of Darius and king of Greece
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Lliad
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Ruled by the people and only the people
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Homer
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A Greek poet
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Delian League
Definition
An alliance of Athens
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Pericles
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A period in Greek history
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Philip II
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King of the Greeks
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Alexander the Great
Definition
Military leader of Athens and took over Greece for a long time; fought with his soldiers
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Socrates
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A contemporary of Pericles
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Plato
Definition
The most famous pupil of Socrates
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