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38 Cards in this Set
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Crete
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site of minnoan civilization
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Linear A
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early form of language that used symbols as syllables to form words
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Linear B
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more advanced linear a
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Wanax
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lord or master
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Basileus
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King or chief who had a role in religious, political and judicial activity
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Demos
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a populace (territory+ ppl in it)
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Polis
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city state= city+ country side which were usually republican or oligarchic states
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Oikos
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household or family in city state
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Kleros
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plot of land for land allocation
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Boule
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a council of influential men
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Agora
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place of gathering for assembly of people
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Homeric Epic
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long narrative tales in verse or song recited in front of an audience
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Trojan War
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Agamemmnon laid to siege Troy and destroyed the city because his brother's wife was taken there by Paris
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Paris
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son of king priam of troy and brought helen back to troy
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Helen
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wife of menelaus and taken to troy
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menelaus
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ruler of sparta
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Agamemmnon
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wanax of Mycenae and brother of Menelaus
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Iliad
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40 days of 10 year of trojan war and Achilles was hero of the iliad
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Penelope
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bride of Odysseus known for her loyalty
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Timē
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public recognition of ones skill's and achievements (honor and respect) and involves visible mark of respect (extra meat, better seat at council etc.)
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Hesoid
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wrote theogany
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Theogany
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birth of the gods is a poem describing the origin of the Greek gods
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Gaia
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earth in theogany
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Uranus/Ouranus
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Sky in theogany
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Cronus
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father of zeus who tried to kill him but instead ate a stone
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Greek alphabet
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first phonetic alphabet
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Panhellenic
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What is common to all greeks is more important than what divided them
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Synoecism
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several separate communities formed into single political union
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Oligarchy
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Ruling of a few powerful families over everyone else
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Magistrates
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some kind of judge
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Archon
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The highest ranking magistrate in the city states elected by the Thessilian League and served for life
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colony (apoika)
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These colonies were indecent poleis and shared the same religion and kinship with their founding cities
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Metropolis
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The mother city of a colony. The mother city was close to the colony but they remained independent
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Electrum
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white gold
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Works and days
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Long epic poem about farming and common life written in the present and used "i"
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Hoplite
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heavily armored foot soldiers
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Phalanx
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tightly packed formation of soldiers
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Tyranny
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Tyranny: The illegal seizure and control of governmental power in a polis by a tyrant
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