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| Peninsula | body of land surrounded on three sides by water Ex. Greece |
| Mt. olympus | highest mountain in greece where the ancient greeks believed many of their gods and goddesses lived. |
| Crete | largest island off of greece the minoan civilization flourished here from 2700 BC to 1450 BC |
| Arthur Evans | archeaologist who excutive knossos the palace of legendary king minos on the island of crete |
| Mycenaens | name for civilization |
| Homer | Ancient Greek poet. Famous for his epic poems the iliad and the odyssey. |
| Polis | a city-state in ancient greece |
| Athens | for many centuries the most powerful of all ancient greek city-states capital or present-day greece |
| Acropolis | a large hill in ancient greece where city residents sought shelter and safety in times of war |
| Agora | a central area in greek cities used both as a markeplace and as a meeting place |
| Parthenon | a temple to the goddess athena built on the acropolis in athens |
| Direct democracy | type of democracy in which every citizen participates in marking laws |
| Philosophy | the study of or search for truth wisdom and the right way to live |
| polytheism | the belief in many gods and goddesses |
| Sparta | largest greek city-states focused on fighting and war |
| Oligarchy | government in which a few fule by a few EX: aristocracy or plutocracy |
| Helot | a slave in the ancient greek city-states of sparta |
| Hoplites | Greek soldiers who carried a round shield a short sword and 9 foot spear. |
| Phalanx | Military formation ; a wall of shields created by soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation |
| Sophocles | famous Greek playwrite; he wrote the tragedy. Oedipus the king |
| Amphitheater | outdoor theater it was opened to the sky. The Greek loved drama one of the most famouse amphitheater is epidanrns |
| Socrates | Father of philosophy; put on trial for corrupting the minds of youth of athens |
| Socratic method | teaching method invented by socrates based on asking questions; the point of this teaching style is to get students to recognize |
| Plato | student of socartes; who wrote about socrates' teaching and trial |
| Aristotle | was a student of plato's, he wrote about science, politics, just about everything; taught Alexander the great |
| Alexander the great | at 20 years old he was king of Macedonia; he conquers almost all of the known world. he spreads Greek culture. |
| Hellenistic Age | Name for time when Alexander is king; really refers to the spread of Greek culture; Language, ideas, a high point in Greek history |
| The Peloponnesian war | a long war between the 2 largest Greek city-states Athens and Sparta |
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