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19 Cards in this Set
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Narrow passage of water |
Strait |
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Father of Greek gods |
Zeus |
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A central city and it's surrounding villages who collectively follow a similar way of life |
City- State |
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The fortified center of a city-state, often found on elevated ground |
Acropolis |
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City-state I ancient Greece focused on education and creativity |
Athens |
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Student of Socrates, writer of philosophy |
Plato |
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Rule by a king or queen, kept within a particular family, passed down from father to son |
Monarchy |
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Rule by a wealthy class (landholding, wealthy, Athenian males) |
Aristocracy |
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Rule by a small business class |
Oligarchy |
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Belief in many gods |
Polytheism |
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System of government where all individuals have a say in the divisions that affect them |
Democracy |
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Greek-like |
Hellenistic |
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A period society marked by great achievements |
Golden age |
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A term used to denote a city- state in ancient Greece such as Athens or Sparta |
Polis |
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A ten year long conflict between the people of the ancient cities of Sparta and Troy about which the llliad is written |
Trojan War |
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Temple on the Acropolis dedicated to the goddess Athena |
Parthenon |
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A very plain style of Greek architecture |
Doric |
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A style of Greek architecture that is very fancy and ornate |
Corinthian |
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Athenian who is known as the father of western philosophy |
Socrates |
