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Trojan War |
A war fought around 1200 B.C. in which an army led byMycenaean kings attacked the independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia.
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Homer |
Ablind poet and storyteller who composed epics such as the Iliad and theOdyssey.
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Polis |
AGreek city-state-The fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about750 B.C.
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Democracy |
Agovernment controlled by its citizens, either directly or throughrepresentatives.
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Classical Art |
The art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order,and proportion were emphasized.
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Aristotle |
AGreek philosopher who applied methods to problems in psychology, physics, andbiology.
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Alexander the Great |
The king of Macedonia who conquered Greece and lands inEgypt, Persia, and India.
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Hellenistic |
Relating to the civilization, language, art, science, and literature ofthe Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late secondcentury B.C.
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