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26 Cards in this Set
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Sparta |
Winner of the pelopnnesian war |
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Draco |
Athenian lawmaker who made death the punishment for almost every offense |
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Philosopher |
A wise Person who is calm and rational |
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Iron age |
Age after bronze age |
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Aristotle |
One of the great ancient philosophers he was taught by Plato and teacher of ATG |
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Mycenaean |
Ancient civilization in the south of Greece |
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ATG |
King of Macedonia conquered much of the know world died at 32 |
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Solon |
Athenian statesman who made Athens democratic |
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Trojan war |
War b/w Greeks and Trojans lasted 10 years |
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Dorians |
lack of writing caused dark ages in Greece |
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Plato |
Pupil of Socrates teacher of Aristotle |
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Socrates |
Greek philosopher teacher of Plato, |
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Olympics |
Ancient games held for God Zeus today held once every four years |
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King Darius |
Darius the great ruled the empire at its peak |
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Athens golden age |
Greek city state of Athens from 480-404BC |
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Epic |
A long narrative poem telling of a Heros deeds |
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Hellenistic era |
Period in history following the conquests of ATG |
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Phalanx |
Special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows closely pressed together |
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Pelopnnesian war |
Ancient Greek war fought by Athens against the pelopnnesian league lead by Sparta |
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Oligarcy |
A political system governed by a few people |
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Homer |
Ancient Greek poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey |
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Helot |
A person who is bound to the land and owned by a feudal lord |
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Peloponnese |
Southern part of Greek mainland |
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Battle of marathon |
Took place in 490BC during first Persian invasion of Greece b/w Athens and the Persians |
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Mount Olympus |
A mountain in Ancient Greece where many gods and goddess were believed to live |
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Minoans |
The Minoans located in Crete 1st civilization to develope in Greece |
