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24 Cards in this Set
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Spartan
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Descendents of war-loving Dorians
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Equals
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Spartan male citizens age 30 and up
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Half-Citizens
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What merchants and traders were refered to in Sparta
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Helots
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State slaves in Sparta
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Agoge
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Boot camp for Spartan boys
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Council Of Elders
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Made up of two kings and 28 citizens over the age of 60
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Assembly
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Composed of 8,000 spartan equals
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Ephor
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Had real power (veto anything) in Sparta
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Oracles
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Gave divine proof to Ephors
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Militus
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Greek city state on west coast of Asia Minor that rebeled against Persia
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Darius I
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Persian king that vows to capture Greece but dies before main invasion
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Battle of Marathon
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Battle Athens fought against first Persian invaders and are sucessful
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Battle of Thermopylae
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Battle where 300 spartans and 10,000 greeks tried too hold off the massive Persian army but fails but kills many Persians
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Xerxes
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Darius I's son who invades Persia
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Ephialtes
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Spartan traitor that shows Persians goat path
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King Leonidas
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Spartan king who leads 300 to hold off Persians
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Battle of Salimis
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Great naval battle and greeks destroy Persian fleet
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Thermistocles
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Athenian General and leader of greek navy
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Triremes
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Fast ships Thermistocles invents
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Plataea
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Final battle greeks fight off Persian army
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Delian League
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Devensible alliance vs Persians and to protect grain shipments
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Drachma
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Silver coin currency of greece
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Cimon
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Athenian leader who lost power when tried to "make friends with sparta"
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Pericles
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Athenian leader when direct democracy reached its peak in Athens
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