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Majewski Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Minoans | A Bronze Age civilization centered in Crete |
| Mycenaean | A late Bronze Age civilization in Greece |
| Homer | Epic poet |
| Crete | A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea |
| Sparta | a city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; It was a powerful city-state in the 5th century bc and defeated its rival Athens in the Peloponnesian War to become the leading city of Greece. |
| Epic Poem | A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation. |
| Hoplites | A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece |
| Xerxes | ( c. 519–465 bc), son of Darius I; king of Persia 486–465. He continued his father’s attack on the Greeks but was forced to withdraw after defeats at Salamis in 480 and Plataea in 479. |
| Delian League | an alliance of ancient Greek city-states, dominated by Athens, that joined in 478–447 bc against the Persians. Also called the Athenian empire . |
| Ostracism | To exclude (someone) from a society or group |
| Plato | Greek Philosopher |
| Pope | the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church. |