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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| Peninisula | body of land on three sides by water Ex. Greece |
| Mt. Olympus | The 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 | archaeologist who excavated Knossos, the palace of legendary King Minos on the island of Crete |
| Mycenaeans | name for the civilization that developed on the Greek mainland; they dominated the whole Greek mainland for about 500 years |
| 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 in times of war |
| Agora | a central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace 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 making 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-state; focused on fighting and war |
| Oligarchy | government in which a "few" rule; rule by a few Ex. aristocracy or plutocracy |
| Helot | a slave in the ancient Greek city-sate of Sparta |
| hoplites | Greek soldiers who carried a round shield. a short sword, and 9 foot spear |
| phalanx | a military formation; a wall of shields created by soldiers marching shoulder to shoulder in a rectangular formation |
| amphitheater | c |
| Socrates | father of philosophy; put on trial for corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens; drank poison hemilock |
| Aristotle | was a student of Plato's; he wrote about science, politics, just about everything |
| 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 Peloponnsian War | a long war between the 2 largest Greek city-s |
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