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18 Cards in this Set
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symposium |
a social gathering for Athenian CITIZENS, drinking sessions where topics of the day were discussed |
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Pericles |
An Athenian General, orator, led Athens during the Golden Age |
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Mycenaemd |
early inhabitants of greek mainland 2000- 1100 BC |
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Polis |
the city-state of ancient Greece, a political unit |
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Aristocrats |
nobles who owned land in Greece, upper class |
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Pheidippides |
An Athenian messenger |
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Homer |
A blind poet, wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey |
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Minoans |
named after King Minos, early inhabitants of the island of Crete, elaborate civilization |
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Citizens |
a male inhabitant of Greece who took part in government, landowner, and a native |
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Marathon |
long distance race, a coastal plane on Aegean Sea |
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Sparta |
Descendents of the Dorian invaders, located on the Peloponnesus, agriculture/military society |
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Tyrant |
a leader who seized power and was usually harsh in exercise |
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Athens |
a city state named after the goddess Athena, known for high intellect and educational principles |
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Democracy |
ruled by and of the people, power to the people |
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Nike |
greek word for victory |
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Rhetoric |
the art of public speaking, persuasively |
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Crete |
island South of Greece, home to the Minoans |
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Oligarchy |
a government in which a small group holds political powers |
