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19 Cards in this Set
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Peloponnesus |
Southern section of Greece |
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Hoplite |
(Based on Greek hoplon, "large shield") heavily armed |
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Phalanx |
Closely packed and well organized body of Greek infantrymen |
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Lawgivers |
Aristocrats who were appointed to write down the laws of a city |
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Oligarchy |
(Greek for rule by the few) constitutional form of government based on rule by the wealthy |
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Tyrant |
Illegal, constitutional Greek ruler who opposed the aristocrats |
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Periander |
Tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century b.c.e. who made Corinth into a major commercial center. Greek infantryman |
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Lycurgus |
Spartan lawgiver of about 700b.c.e. who established the spartan way of life known as the good rule |
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Plutarch |
Greek writer of biographies and history of the second century c.e. |
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Helots |
Agricultural slaves of Sparta |
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Peloponnesian league |
Allies of Sparta in the peloponnesus |
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Draco |
Athenian lawgiver who's legal code issued in 621b.c.e. was known for its harshness |
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Peisistratus |
Athenian tyrant of the 6th century b.c.e. who created the festival of Dionysus |
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Cleisthenes |
Athenian leader who established Athenian democracy in 508b.c.e. |
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Democracy |
(Greek for rule by the people) constitutional form of government based on rule by the people |
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Thetes |
Athenian citizens who didn't own any land |
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Ostracism |
10 year exile imposed on one man each year by vote of the Athenians |
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Strategos |
(Greek for general) only elective office in the Athenian democracy |
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Marathon |
Battle in 490b.c.e in which the Athenians defeated the Persians |
