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24 Cards in this Set
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direct democracy
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is a system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
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satrap
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is an official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius and they are the defenders of the kingdom
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agora
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in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place
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philosopher
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is a thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life
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oligarchy
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is a form of government in which a small group of people hold power used by the Spartans
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solon
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was a noble who cancelled all the farmers' debt and freed the slaves
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parthenon
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is a public building made out of 20,000 tons of marble that sits on top of Acropolis and took 15 years to complete
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pericles
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made Athens more democratic
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peninsula
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is a body of land with water on three sides
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helots
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are people who were conquered and enslaved by the Spartans
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assembly
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is a place where people gather to do leader talk and where Spartan men over 18 could vote on council laws and elections
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Zoroastrianism
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is the Persian religion founded by Zoroaster and was the belief in one god
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Mycenaeans came to Greece from where?
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Central Asia
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Tyrant
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is a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
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polis
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is the early Greek city-state, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and was run like an independent country
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Xerxes
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was the Persian king
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Spartans
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were people who focused on military skills to control the people they conquered
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Aspasia
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not a native Athenian and helped philosophers shape ideas
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representative democracy
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citizens choose smaller groups to make laws
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age 7 trained for military; 20 they were in the military; 30 got to go home, but were still in military;60 got to officially go home
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At what age were Spartan benchmarks in the military?
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Immortals
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highly trained Persian heavy infantry and when one died they were replaced immediately
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wasn't enough food and grain for everyone
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Why did Greece send people to start colonies?
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it's citizens or people
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Who ran Greek city-states?
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free-native born,land owning, MEN
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Who could be citizens of Greek city-states?
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