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20 Cards in this Set
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Acropolis
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The fortified, or strenghthened, hill of an Ancient Greek city
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Aristocrat
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Members of a rich and powerful family
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Tyrant
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A ruler in Ancient Greece who took power by force, with the support of the middle and working classes
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Democracy
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A form of government in which citizens govern themselves
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Tribute
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Regular payment made to a powerful state or nation by a weaker one
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Philosopher
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Someone who uses reason to understand the world
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Tragedy
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A type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character
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Athens
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A city-state in ancient Greece; the capital of present-day Greece
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Agora
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A public market and meeting place in an Ancient Greek city
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Vendor
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A seller of goods
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Slavery
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The condition of being owned by, and forced to work for, someone else
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Sparta
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A city-state in the Southern part of Ancient Greece
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Helots
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A member of a certain class of servents in Ancient Sparta
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Penloponnesian War
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A war fought for 27 years between Athens and Sparta
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Plague
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A wide spread disease
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Blockade
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An action taken to isolate an enemy and cut off its supplies
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Barbarian
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A wild person
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Assasinate
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To kill a public figure
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Alexander the Great
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A fearless leader of Greece
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Hellenistic
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A time period after alexander the great ruled
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