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olympaid
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the four-year interval between the games
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polis
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city-state
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monarchy
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the earliest form of government; "rule by one"
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oligarchy
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"rule by a few"
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tyranny
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starts with a tyrant who gains complete control of the government usually by force.
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democracy
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"rule by the people"
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archon
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chief magistrate
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hellonic
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used to describe Greek culture
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philosophers
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"lovers of wisdom"
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anarchy
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the breakdown of government and order
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hellenistic
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like the Greek
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humanitites
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the formal study of human thought and culture
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syllogism
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a three-step logical process to thinking
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minoan civilization
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located on Crete; named after King Minos
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mycenaean civilization
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the invaders of the North
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Iliad
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a poem written by the Greek poet, Homer
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Odyssey
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a poem written by the Greek poet, Homer
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Homer
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the Greek poet who wrote Iliad and Odyssey; the "Dark Ages" were also named the "Homeric Age" after him
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Zues
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"The king of gods and man"
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Peloponnesian League
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The name of Sparta and the surrounding city-states
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Solon
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the leader of Athens
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Xerxes
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the son of Darius I
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Delian League
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the alliance of Athens and the surrounding Greek city-states
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Pericles
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influential leader of Athens
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Peloponnesian War
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the war between Athens and Sparta
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Alexander the Great
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the son of Philip II; he was trained by Aristotle who gave him a love for Greek culture
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Thales
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called the "Father of Philosophy"; one of the first to explain the origin of the universe; he did not deal with ethics
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Socrates
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a contemporary of Pericles; he lived in Athens during the "Golden Age"; his motto was "know thyself"; he was also a teacher
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Plato
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the most famous student of Socrates
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Aristotle
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last of the three famous philosophers; he taught Alexander the Great
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Epicurus
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believed happiness could be achieved by the avoidance of pain and fear
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Pythagoras
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a philosopher and mathmetician of the sixth century BC
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Hippocrates
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phisician of the "Golden Age"; the "Father of Medicine"
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Euclid
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the "Father of Geometry"
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Eratosthenes
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Greek astronomer and geographer
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Herodotus
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the "Father of History"
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Thucydides
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contemporary of Herodotus; wrote history of the Peloponnesian War
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Sophocles
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writer of tragedies
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Aristophones
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writer of comedies
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Epicurus
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believed happiness could be achieved by the avoidance of pain and fear
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Pythagoras
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a philosopher and mathmetician of the sixth century BC
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Hippocrates
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phisician of the "Golden Age"; the "Father of Medicine"
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Euclid
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the "Father of Geometry"
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Eratosthenes
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Greek astronomer and geographer
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Herodotus
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the "Father of History"
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Thucydides
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contemporary of Herodotus; wrote history of the Peloponnesian War
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Sophocles
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writer of tragedies
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Aristophones
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writer of comedies
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