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acropolis
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the religious center of the city; "upper city"
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agora
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the marketplace
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gymnasium
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the place where men practiced sports
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stadium
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a long racing track
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theater
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the largest gathering place in the city
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torrid
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scorching
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temperate
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neither hot nor cold
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climate
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weather conditions of a region over a period of many years
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weather
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can change from day to day
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precipitation
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rain, snow, sleet, or hail
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frigid
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extremely cold
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Balkan Peninsula
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peninsula on which Greece is located
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Gulf of Corinth
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body of water that almost cuts Greece in half
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Phoenicians
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the alphabet that the Greeks added vowels to
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Homer
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a blind poet
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Plato
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one of the famous Greek philosophers
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Aesop
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a freed slave who wrote fables
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Zeus
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king of all Greek gods and honored by the Olympic games
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helots
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did all of the work in Sparta
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Archimedes
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the greatest scientist of Ancient Greece
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1. Sparta
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1. first city-state to become powerful
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2. Sparta
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2. Philosophers and foreigners were not welcome here
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3. Sparta
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3. At age 7, boys began a harsh training program to make them loyal soldiers
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4. Sparta
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4. Most of the men in this city-state never learned to read or write
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5. Sparta
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5. Men in this city-state become soldiers at the age of 20
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6. Sparta
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6. Men in this city-state become citizens at age 30
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7. Sparta
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7. In this city-state if a baby was judged as weak it was left to die
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1. Athens
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1. This city-state was the greatest cultural center in ancient Greece
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2. Athens
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2. At age 7, boys began a program of education to make them good citizens
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3. Athens
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3. The idea of democracy was developed here
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4. Athens
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4. Men in this city-state became citizens at the age of 18.
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5. Athens
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5. Philosophers lived and worked in this city-state
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6. Athens
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6. Men were trained to be citizen-soldiers in this city-state
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7. Athens
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7. Children were treated with care and love in this city-state.
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bard
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a singing poet
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Trojan horse
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the "gift" the Mycenaeans left for the city of Troy
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democracy
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idea that citizens should take an active role in their government
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Philip II
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the father of Alexander the Great
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Daniel
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prophesied a short life for Alexander the Great
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Alexandria
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the name given to 16 cities that Alexander the Great conquered
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Egypt
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the location of the most important Alexandria city
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Babylon
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the capital of Alexander the Great's empire
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people and rule
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two words democracy comes from
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70%
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the amount of Greece's mainland that is covered with mountains
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baby rattle
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a toy invented in Athens
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256
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the number of soldiers in a phalanx
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