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city-state a city that functions much like an independent country
tyrant powerful individuals who gained control of a city state's government by appealing to the poor for support
triremer strong wooden ships built with battering ram in front
myth a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes told to explain the natural world or the customs and belief of society
lliad poem written by homer telling the tale of how the greeks and trojans battled for 10 years after paris stole Helen away menalaus
odesseys poem written by homer telling the story of odysseus return from the Trojan wars to his home in ithaca
royal road a road in the Persian Empire, stretching 1,600 miles from Susa in Persia to Sardis in antatolia
phalanx a military formation where soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder and shield to shield for protection
thermopylae mountain pass where 300 spartan soldiers held off thousands of Persian soldiers during the Persia wars. also called the hot gates
marathon marshy plain where the Athenians successfully defeated invading Persian force during the Persian wars
hoplite name of the soldiers used in the battle of marathon.
acropolis fortified hilltop
monarchy a government ruled by a king or queen
democracy a government controlled by it's citizen's
oligarchy a government in which powers in the hands of a few people especially one in which rule is based on wealth
aristocracy a government in which powers in the hands of a hereditary ruling class nobility
philosopher a thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society,and morality also known as lover of wisdom
hellenism blending of greek macedonian persian egyptian and indian cultures due to alexander's conquests
colossus of rhodes an enormous bronze hellenistic statue that formerly stood near the harbor of rhodes. at 100 ft. tall it was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
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