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Greek island southeast of the mainland in the Aegean Sea
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Crete
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Ancient city in Greece
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Mycenae
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A peninsula in southern Greece
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Peloponnesus
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The Mycenaean king in Greek mythology who used trickery to win the the Trojan War
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Agamemnon
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body of land with water on 3 sides
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peninsula
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settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland
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colony
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the early Greek city-state, made up of a city and the surronding countryside and run like an independent country
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polis
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in early greek city-states, an open area that served as both a market and meeting place
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agora
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city in ancient Greece and capital of Lanconia
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Sparta
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a city-state in early Greece which developed into an emerging democracy; boys were given a well-rounded education that included academics, sports, and music
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Athens
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a Greek man who reformed society in Athens by canceling farmers' debts and freeing those who had become slaves; he also changed the government of Athens to allow all male citizens to participate in the assembly and law courts
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Solon
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Greek tyrant who seized power in 560 B.C.; he divided large estates among landless farmers and gave jobs and money to the poor
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Peisistratus
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Greek leader who came to power in 508 B.C. and is credited with making the government of Athens a democracy
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Cleisthenes
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person who takes power by force and rules with authority
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tyrant
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government in which a small group of people holds power
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oligarchy
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government in which all citizens share in running the country
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democracy
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person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans
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helot
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ruler who united the Persians into a powerful empire in the 6th century B.C.
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Cyrus the Great
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Persian king who came to throne in 521 B.C. and reorganized the empire into 20 states
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Darius
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The son of Darius, this Persian king took the trone in 486 B.C. after the death of his father; he invaded Greece but was eventually defeated
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Xerxes
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an Athenian general who came up with the plan for the Spartans and Athenians to fight the Persians
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Themistocles
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the 20 staes into which Darius divided the Persian empire
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satrapies
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official who ruled a state in the Persian empire under Darius
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satrap
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Persian religion founded by Zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong and that goodness would triumph in the end
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Zoroastrianism
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great Athenian general and statesman who guided Athens from 461 B.C. until 429 B.C.; he expanded democracy by allowing lower-class male citizens to run for political office; he also supported artists, architects and philosophers
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Pericles
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a well-educated woman who, though not a native Athenian, moved freely about Athens and taught public speaking; she helped shape Athenian politics as an advisor to Pericles; Plato was also influenced by her work
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Aspasia
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system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
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direct democracy
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system of government in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and government decisions on their behalf
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representative democracy
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study of the nature and meaning of life; comes from the Greek word for "love of wisdom"
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philosophy
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