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20 Cards in this Set
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Homer
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poet, Illiad and Oddessy
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Archilochus
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poet
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Solon
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got rid of draconian laws, cancelled all debt/ released peasents
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Pisistratus
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tyrant, olive crops, silver mines
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Hippias
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bad tyrant
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Cleisthenes
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democratic revolution!!! thought of democracy
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Darius
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King of Persia. sought to gain control of Aegean sea (battle of 300) underestimated athens
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Xerxes
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2nd Persian war. Destroyed athens
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Salaminus/ Mesticles
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lied to get $ for athenian navy
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Pericles
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dictator, rebuilt athens. founder of democracy
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Ephiltes
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King murdered, preceeded Pericles
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Phillip II
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improved phalanx (spear longer). assasinated by body guards
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Alexander the Great
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Son of Phillip II, born night temple of artemis was burnt. Instructor was aristotle. Took down Persia!
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Leonidus
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strict teacher of Alexander
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Sappho of Lesbos
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women love poet
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Pindar
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one of the greatest poets. hymns to gods, complex language used
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Sophocles
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Greatest Greek dramatist
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Arostophanes
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Greek Comedy
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Pythagorus
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Pythagorean therom
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Archimedes
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pully, catapult, value of pi
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