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15 Cards in this Set
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Rome's enemy to the north in what is now France
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Gauls
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A type of government in which representatives are elected by the people
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republic
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Saying no to a decisiobn made by a ruling body
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veto
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A ruling body of three
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tribunes
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Control of a household by the father
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patriarchy
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A long poem that told of Greek heroes
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epic
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A god or goddess
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deity
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A powerful city-state which had a strong navy and a love of the arts and philosophy
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Athens
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Great Greek poet who wrote Illiad and Odyssey
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Homer
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The Greek term for city-state and its surrounding land
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polis
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Type of government, born in ancient Greece, in which the citizens were allowed to participate and to make imprtant decisions
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democracy
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The common enemy of the ancient Greeks
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Xerxes
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The highest part of the city where temples were often built
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acropolis
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A peaceful athletic contest held every four years in greece
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Olympics
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A temple built in Athens to honor Athena, the patron goddess
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Parthenon
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