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acropolis
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the fortified, or strengthened, hill of an ancient Greek city
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aristocrat
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a member of a rich and powerful family
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tyrant
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a ruler who takes power by force
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democracy
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a form of government in which citizens govern themselves
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tribute
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a regular payment made to a powerful state or nation by a weaker one
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philosopher
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someone who uses reason to understand the world; in Greece, the earliest philosophers used reason to explain natural events
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tragedy
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a type of serious drama that usually ends in disaster for the main character
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Athens
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a city-state in ancient Greece; the capital of modern-day Greece
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agora
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a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city; the agora of Athens when spelled with a capital A
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vendor
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a seller of goods
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slavery
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condition of being owned by, and forced to work for, someone else
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Sparta
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a city-state in the southern part of ancient Greece
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helot
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a member of a certain class of servants in ancient Sparta
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Peloponnesian War
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a war fought between Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece, involving almost every other Greek city-state
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plague
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a widespread disease
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blockade
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an action taken to isolate an enemy and cut off its supplies
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barbarian
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a wild and uncivilized person
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assassinate
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to murder for political reasons
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Alexander the Great
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king of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C.; conquerer of Persia and Egypt and invader of India
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Hellenistic
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describing Greek history or culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including the three main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's empire
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