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World History Ch 9
Greece: Made Gentle the Life of Man
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King Leonidas | King of the Spartan 300. |
| Mycenaeans | Cultural period in ancient Greece. |
| Democracy | Government by the people. |
| Alexander the Great | He conquered most of the known world. |
| Aeneas | The founder of Rome, survivor of Troy. |
| Hellas | Greece. |
| Marathon | A Greek messenger ran approximately 26 miles to Athens to tell his superiors that the Persians were defeated. He died afterwards. |
| Odyssey | Homer's epic classic about Odysseus' return from Troy. |
| Battle of Thermopylae | Where the Spartan 300 stopped the Persian army for two days. |
| Iliad | Homer's epic classic about the siege of Troy. |