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17 Cards in this Set
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Battle of Marathon |
Greek victory over the Persian army that ended the first Persian War |
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Battle of Salamis |
Greek victory over the Persian navy during the second Persian War. |
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Delian League |
Military alliance led by Athens |
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Peloponnesian League |
Military alliance led by Sparta |
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Sarrisa |
18ft. long pike, the Macedonian pike. |
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Alexandria |
City founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt |
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Hellenistic |
The form of Greek culture that emerged after Alexander's conquests |
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Polytheism |
Worship of 2 or more Gods or Deities |
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Mythology |
Collection of myths or stories that people tell about their Gods and heroes |
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Olympic Games |
In ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus. |
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Delphic Oracle |
A priestess of Apollo believed by ancient Greeks to predict the future |
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Lyric Poetry |
Poetic songs |
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Chorus |
In ancient Greek drama, a group of people who commented on the action of a play and advised the characters. |
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Socratic Method |
Form of teaching in which the teacher asks students questions to force them to think harder |
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Academy |
School of philosophy founded by Plato |
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Hypothesis |
Logical guess |
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Hippocratic Oath |
Oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way. |
