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25 Cards in this Set
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harbor |
a sheltered place along a coast used to protect boats and ships |
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peninsula |
an area of land almost entirely surrounded by water |
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polis |
a city state in anchient greese |
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acropolis |
a large hill in anchent greece where city resedence sought shetor snd safety in times of wars and met to discuss communty affairs |
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agora |
a central area in greek citiesused both as a market place and a meeting place |
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commodity |
somthing that can be bought or sold |
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citizen |
a person with cirtin right and responcibilities in his or her countries or community |
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monarchy |
a goverment ruled by a king or queen |
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oligarchy |
a type of goverment in witch a small group of citizens control disision |
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democracy |
a system of goverment in witch citizens vote to make a desision |
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\epic |
a long poem that tells the story of heroes in legion pr history |
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Homer |
c. 700s B.C anchient greek poet |
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assembly |
a lawmaking body of goverment |
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Jury |
a group of citizens choosen to hear evedence and make a decision in a court of law |
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Peloponnesian war |
a war fought between Athens and Sparta in the 400s B.C |
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Porator |
A person who is a skilled public speaker. |
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Phalanxes |
A macedonian battle formnation of infantry standing in close ranks with there sheilds and long spears overlaping eachother |
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pericles |
1495?-429 B.C Athenian leader who made sure all citizens could take part in goverment |
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Plato |
428? - 347 b.c greek phillosopher |
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Philip II |
king of macedonia and father of alexander the great |
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Socrates |
470?-399 b.c greek phillosipher who discussed laws costoms values and religion with students |
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Philosophy |
the study or search for truth |
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Hellenism |
a calture that was a blend of the tridions of Africa and Asia in acent times |
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Alexander |
king of macedonia his conquest spread of greek caluture throughout parts of three contsry |
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Aristotle |
greek phillospher and pre\ivate techer of Alexader the great |
