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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | • A set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field or activity; an underlying theory |
| Colonization | • The act or process of establishing a colony or colonies |
| Hellenistic | Greek like: heavily influenced by Greek ideas |
| Trojan War | The ten-year war waged against Troy by the Greeks, caused by the abduction of Helen by Paris and resulting in the burning and destruction of Troy. |
| Peloponnesian War | A war between Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC |
| Persian War | A series of wars between Persia and Greece during the 400s BC |
| Mythology | Stories about gods and heoroes that tries to explain how the world works |
| Classical Age | An age marked by great Greek achievements |
| Acropolis | A high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built |
| Polis | A Greek word for a City-State |