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15 Cards in this Set
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Legendary blind poet from Greece
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Homer
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Site of devastating defeat for the Persians
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Marathon
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She was a kidnap victim
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Hellen of Troy
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What word is used to mean a very cruel law
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Draconian
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Athenian system for removing bad politicians from office
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ostricism
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Paid for spartan naval fleet
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Persians
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Famous temple of Athena
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parthenon
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Cruel rule is
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tyranny
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extended citizenship to the landless
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Cliesthenes
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Greek formation of soldiers
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phalanx
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Three characteristics of Greek religion
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1. Believed gods looked and acted like humans
2. Didn't fear dieties 3. each city-state named after main god |
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Spartan society was notable for
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their army
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the public square where meetings took place in Greek City-states was called the
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agora
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athens was defeated during the Pelopponnesian War by an alliance led by the
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Spartans
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Ancient greece included a group of islands and the
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Southern Balkan Peninsula
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