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18 Cards in this Set
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Minoans |
People that developed a civilization on the island Crete My |
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Mycenaeans |
Controlled most of the Mediterranean after the Minoans |
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The Trojan war |
The war between the Mycenaeans and the Troys |
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Polis |
A city state with its own government |
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Athens |
A polis |
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Sparta |
A polis |
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Agora |
A central market for goods and gossip |
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Acropolis |
A city state on a hill |
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Monarchy |
Ruled by one person who had the right to rule |
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Tyranny |
Ruled by a person who has taken power by force |
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Oligarchy |
Ruled by educated or rich people |
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Democracy 1:direct 2:representative |
Ruled by the people 1:direct all citizens vote on every issue and help write laws 2:representative every citizen votes to elect a few people to make the laws |
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Citizen |
Someone who lives somewhere |
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Mythology |
Stories about gods or heroes that explain nature or history |
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Homer |
He wrote the Iliad and Odyssey |
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Olympic Games |
A sports event held by the Greeks |
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Pythagoras |
The mathematician who thought beans were scarce |
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Archimedes |
He was a mathematician and he invented things |
