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about the Classical Age of Rome, Greece, China, and India.

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what is a "polis"?   a Greek city-state; basic political & institutional unit of Greece  
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what is an "acropolis"?   an elevated point in the city  
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what is an "agora"?   a Greek marketplace  
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what are the Illiad and the Odyssey?   epic poems written by Homer; includes Greek history and legend  
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what is the Theogony?   it tells the history of the Greek gods, esp. Zeus; written by Hesiod  
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what are "hoplites"?   Greek foot soldiers  
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what is a monarchy?   Greek for "the rule of one man," a king represented the community, reigning according to law and respecting the rights of the citizens.  
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what is an aristocracy?   Greek for "power in the hands of the best."  
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what is an oligarchy?   Greek for "the rule of a few;" a small group of wealthy citizens, not necessarily of aristocratic birth.  
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what is a democracy?   through the rule of the people; all citizens, regardless of birth or wealth, administered the workings of the government.  
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what is the Archaic Age?   between 800-500 BCE; Sparta and Athens rose to prominance  
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what is the Classical Period?   between 500-338 BCE; Greek civilization reached its highest peak in politics, thought, and art.  
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what is the Delian League?   a grand naval alliance aimed at liberating Ionia from Persian rule in 478 BCE.  
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