World History Chapter 8

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Solon

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Athenian leader that allowed the common man more say in Government.

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City- State

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A city that acts like a country.

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Peninsula

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Type of landform Greece is.

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Ionian

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Sea that forms Greeces Western border

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Aegean

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Sea that forms Greece's Eastern border.

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Mediterran

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Sea that forms Greece's Southern border

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Assemblies

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A gathering of all the citizens in Greece. Where they could voice their opinions about subjects and vote.

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Volcanic Eruptions

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Reason that scholars believe Minoian Civilization ended

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The creation of Greek City states

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The event that marked the beginning of Greek Classical Age.

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Democracy

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Greek word that means "rule of the people"

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Draco

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Athenian ruler famous for makeing harsh laws

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Cleisthenes

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Considered the father of Democracy

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They had to attend an assembly meeting

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What did it mean if a person in ancient Greece were marked with a red dye

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Because we elect people to represent us and vote for us.

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Why is the United States government not a direct democracy?

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Republic

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Another name for a indirect Democracy

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Good

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In Ancient Greece Tyrants were generally What.

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Oracle at Delphi

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A female preist at Delphi that perdicted the future or could answer questions.

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Homer

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Author of the Illiad and the Oddyessey

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Aesop

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Greek fable writer

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Sappho

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Famous Greek poet she wrote love poems

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Fables

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Short stories that tell or teach a moral lesson

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Herculean

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Word that came for Greek Mythology used to describe something very large

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Odyssey

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A word that is derived from the name of the Greek Hero of the Trojan war in Homer's poem that is used today to describe a long journey

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Achilles

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The greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War according to Homer's poem

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Hercules

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Most famous Greek Hero known for his strength

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Mythology

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a body of stories about Greek God's and Heros are called what?

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Mount Olympus

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The home of the Greek Gods

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Tyrannt

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One person that rules by force (however they were effective leaders in ancient Athens)

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Great Achievements

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What marks a classical Age?

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Periclies

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The most famous Athenian Leader during its Golden Age.

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Aristrocrats

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Rich landowners that ran the government of Athens

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Oligrachy

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A government run by just a few people

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Polis

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The Greek word for a city-state

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Citizens

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People that had a right to participate in government in Ancient Athens

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Mountains

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Land in Greece is most made up of what land form.

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Zeus

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KIng of the Gods

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Hera

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Queen of the Gods

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Hades

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God of the underworld

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Poseidon

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God of the Sea

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Apollo

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God of the Sun

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Athena

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Goddess of Wisdom

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Hestia

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Goddess of the Hearth

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Artemis

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Goddess of the Moon