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15 Cards in this Set
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Knossos
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an ancient town on Crete
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Shrine
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area's dedicated to the honor of gods and goddesses
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Fresco
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colorful water paintings done on wet plaster
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Trojan War
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took place around 1250 BC. between the Mycenae and Troy
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Straits
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narrow water passages
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Homer
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Wrote the Odyssey a blind poet
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Polis
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citystate
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Acropolis
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high city
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Citizens
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free residents
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Monarchy
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a form of government with a queen king or emperor at the head
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Aristocracy
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a rule by hereditary landholding elite
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Oligarchy
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In the hands of a small, wealthy elite
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Phalanx
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massive formation or heavily armed foot soldiers
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Democracy
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government by the people
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Legislature
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lawmaking body
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