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Ancient Greece 9/10

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Achaeans/Mycenaeans earliest mainland Greeks
Aristocracy rule by heredity by noble classes
Athens democracy pioneered in this polis
Delian League the league or alliance led by Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Epicureans believe in life of pleasure; opposite of Stoic
Hellenistic Culture culture Alexander built in the Middle East
Homer wrote about the Trojan War
The Illiad epic poem by Homer; is the main source of information about the Trojan War
Irregular Coastline this geographic feature always provides natural harbors
Minoans the earliest of Greek civiliztions; lived on the island of Crete
Monarchy rule by a king
Oligarchy rule according to wealth
Philip II Alexander the Great's father; Macedonian; fought the Greeks
Plato Greek philosopher who stressed civic responsibility; opponent of Aristotle
Polis Greek city-state
Sparta militaristic city-state with a culture centered in war
Tyranny dictators rule by military force
Xerxes Darius' son; continued Persian War
Peloponnesian Wars 30-year-long Greek civil war
Socrates Greek philosopher who said, "Know thyself."
Salamis the naval battle that ended the Persian Wars
Stoics calm philosophers who were concerned with justice and morality
Macedonia home country of Alexander the Great
Troy a city in Asia Minor where the Spartans freed a queen
Darius initiated a Persian invasion of Greece
Dark Age progress and order went backward in this time adter Dorians invaded Greece
Socratic Method question and answer technique
Heinrich Schliemann archaeologist that substantiated the Trojan War and the existence of Troy
Phalanx a square of Greek soldiers with overlapping shields and spears
Forum central meeting place where people discussed politics
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