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mycenaean
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indo-Europeans that migrated to Greeks main land
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trojan war
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a 10 year war that was fought with mycenaean and troy
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dorian
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group of ppl who moved to the war torn Greek land
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homer
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the greatest story teller who was blind
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epic
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narrative poems told about God's
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myth
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or traditional stories told about their gods
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Polis
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city state
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monarchy
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a gov type with a single kind who ruled
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aristocracy
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gov type ruled a small group of noble windowing family's
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(dynasty)
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oligarchy
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a gov type ruled my a small group
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tyrant
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rulers
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(not all were harsh a crude)
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democracy
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ruled by the ppl
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helot
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peasants that are forced to work the land
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phalanx
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the fearsome formation, the most powerful fighting force
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Persian wars
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Greece vs Persia
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direct democracy
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where the ppl directly vote on every decision
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tragedy
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a series or aramas featured a main character or tragic hero
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comedy
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had sences with slapstick situations and crude humor
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Peloponnesian wars
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war between Corry stared (Athens and sparta)
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philosopher
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lovers of wisdom
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plato
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a student of Socrates
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aristotle
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questioned the nature of the world and wisdom
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classical art
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their values of harmony, order, balance, and poprotion became the standard of this
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Philip II
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made his civilization larger
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he was a king
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Macedonia
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a kingdom north of grease
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up
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Alexander the great
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proclaimed himself king of Macedonia and his accomplishments gave him his name
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darius II
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Persian king
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