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Chapter 9
People of Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peisistratus | tyrant from Athens |
| Pericles | elected official that helped democracy in Athens |
| Solon | aristocrat from Athens, made males citizens |
| Draco | aristocrat that made harsh laws against commoners in Athens |
| Cleisthenes | "Father of Democracy" |
| pynx | a hill where the assembly met and voted |
| Thera | a VOLCANIC ISLAND that caused a Tsunami to hit Crete and end Minoans |
| Minoans | Not Greek, lived on Crete |
| Mycenaeans | 1st Greeks, started Trojan Wars, |
| Dorians | conquered most of Greek except Athens led to Dark Ages |
| Hercules | demigod that defeated the hydra and other monsters |
| Theseus | a man who defeated the Minotaur in crete |
| Minotaur | 1/2 man 1/2 bull creature |
| Aesop | wrote fables |
| Sappho | lyric poet |
| Homer | recited the Illiad and Odyssey |