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Chapter 9
People of Greece
Question | Answer |
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Peisistratus | tyrant from Athens |
Pericles | elected official that helped democracy in Athens |
Solon | aristocrat from Athens, made males citizens |
Draco | aristocrat that made harsh laws against commoners in Athens |
Cleisthenes | "Father of Democracy" |
pynx | a hill where the assembly met and voted |
Thera | a VOLCANIC ISLAND that caused a Tsunami to hit Crete and end Minoans |
Minoans | Not Greek, lived on Crete |
Mycenaeans | 1st Greeks, started Trojan Wars, |
Dorians | conquered most of Greek except Athens led to Dark Ages |
Hercules | demigod that defeated the hydra and other monsters |
Theseus | a man who defeated the Minotaur in crete |
Minotaur | 1/2 man 1/2 bull creature |
Aesop | wrote fables |
Sappho | lyric poet |
Homer | recited the Illiad and Odyssey |