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Mycenaean Culture
a culture which took its name from the city of Mycenae. City located in southern Greece known as Peloponnesus. Known for the palaces they built.
Greece
country located on the continent of Europe. Part of the Balkan Peninsula.
Minoans
a group of people who lived on the island of Crete.They began the 1st Greek Civilization.
King Minos
the person who ruled the MInoan Civilization (2000B.C.)
Mythology
a series of stories which explain events in history which could not be explained any other way.
Decimal System
a system based on 10. It was used by the Minoans. They were one of the 1st civilizations to have a counting and writing system.
Trojan Culture
they were originally Greek. They moved to Asia Minor to start the city of Troy.The king was Priam.He had 5 sons. The son named Paris was traveling to Greece to find a wife.
Oligarchy
form of government in which a small group make all the decisions
democracy
government in which the people vote. The city-state which had democracy was Athens.
Acropolis
the center of a city state where most important buildings were located. Sometimes a wall protected this area.
Acropolis
the center of a city-state where most important buildings were located.Sometimes a wall protected this area.
Agora
the center of the city which was considered the market place. Trading took place there.
aristocracy
a group of people who were landowners.Mostly wealthy people were part of this group.
mythology
a series of stories which explain events in history which could not be explained any other way
epic
long poem
Homer
a blind poet who wrote epic stories.The story of the Odessey with Odysseus and the
Helen of Troy
the wife originally of the King of Sparta. She ran away with Paris of Troy. The Greeks and Trojans waged war
Persia
A country in Asia whose focus was to conquer the world. It is modern day Iran
Darius
Persian leader who tried to conquer Greece.He was involved in the battle of Marathon.
Marathon
Battle fought 26 miles from Athens. The Athenians won. A messenger delivered the news of the victory by running.
Thermoplyae
a battle fought near a mountain pass (the word means hot gates) the 2 warring sides were the Spartans and the Persians.The Persians leader was Xerxes son of Darius. The Persians won due to help of a Greek traitor named Euphrates .
Salamis
the final major battle fought between the Persian and the Greeks.It was a naval battle.The Greeks won.