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Ancient Greece

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influence   change or have an effect on  
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polis   Greek word for city-state  
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classical   a classical age is one that is marked by great achievements  
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acropolis   a high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built  
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Pericles   495-429BC Athenian leader, he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height.  
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Homer   800s-700sBC.Greek poet who wrote the epic poems, The Illiad and The Odyssey  
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Sappho   c610-580BC. Greek poet. She was one of the most famous lyric poets of Greece.  
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Aesop   before 400BC. Ancient Greek storyteller. He was famous for his fables-short stories that teach important lessons about life.  
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democracy   type of government in which people rule themselves.  
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aristocrats   rich landowners  
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oligarchy   a government in which only a few people have power.  
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citizens   people who had the right to participate in government  
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tyrant   a leader who held power through the use of force  
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mythology   a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works  
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fables   short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live  
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Dark Age   an age marked by a period of warfare and disorder  
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peninsula   an area of land surrounded on three sides by water  
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agora   a market place  
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