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vocabulary

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agora   an outdoor market place where theatre, religious celebrations, and political meetings took place  
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plunder   valuables seized in wartime  
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city-state   a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions  
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oral tradition   passing down a story from person to person by word of mouth  
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Assembly   an Athenian governing body of all citizens older than eighteen  
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helot   a slave  
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myth   a traditional story that may contain gods and goddesses and tries to explain events in nature  
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immortal   one able to live forever  
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aristocracy   a government controlled by a small group of wealthy people  
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democracy   a government by the people  
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marathon   a footrace of about 26 miles, the longest race in the Olympics  
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philosopher   a person who studies truth and knowledge  
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mercenary   a hired soldier  
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plague   an epidemic of an often fatal disease  
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Golden Age   a period of time in Ancient Greece ( Athens) when a magnificent temples were built; artists created statues and monuments; philosophers extended human knowledge  
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Hippocrates   Ancient Greek doctor often called the doctor of medicine  
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Socratic method   an approach to teaching developed by the Greek philosopher Socrates involves teaching people to think by asking questions  
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Hellenistic Age   a period of time when ancient Greek and Asian cultures mixed  
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Alexander the Great   King of Macedonia 356 -323 B.C.conquered a vast empire in Europe, Asia, and Africa  
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