Ancient Greece Review/LGMS
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| a land surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula
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| peninsula in east-central Greece, on the Aegean Sea | Attica
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| a peninsula in southern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean Seas | Peloponnesus
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| the second largest of the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea | Rhodes
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| A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, largest of the Aegean islands | Crete
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| an ancient sea power located on the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea | Phonecia
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| a territory that is undere the control of another, usually distant country | colony
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| a city-state in ancient Greece | polis
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| an ancient Greek city-state located on the southern tip of the Peloponnesus | Sparta
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| capital of Greece | Athens
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| people conquered by Sparta who were forced to live as slaves | helot
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| central marketplace in ancient Atherns | agora
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| a hilltop fortress in ancient Athens which included the parthenon | Acropolis
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| a narrow mountain pass in Central Greece where the Spartans defeated the Persians | Thermopylae
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| A plain in Attica, Greece, where the Atheneians defeated the Persians in 490 BC | Marathon
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| Greek historian; known as the "father of history" | Herodotus
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| a system of government ruled by a king or queen | monarchy
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| a type of government in which all power is held in the hands of one ruler | tyranny
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| a government ruled by a few people, usually by members of rich, powerful families | oligarchy
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| government run by the people, in which citizens make their own laws | democracy
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| basic lawmaking body in any democracy, made up of a group of citizens | assembly
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| Athenenian leader, led Athens during the height of its power and influence | Pericles
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| stories about gods or goddesses | myth
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| great poet of ancient Greece, wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey | Homer
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| a long poem | epic
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| one of the writers of tragedies in ancient Greece | Aeschylus
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| a type of play developed by ancient Greeks, in which life is treated seriously and which usually has a sad ending | tragedy
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| a play that is funny and usually has a happy ending | comedy
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| one of the most famous writers of comedies in ancient Greec | Aristophanes
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| a study of the nature and purpose of life | philosophy
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| Greek philosopher and teacher | Socrates
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| Greek philosopher, student of Socrates | Plato
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| Greek historian who observed and wrote about the Peloponnesian War | Thucydides
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| empire north of Greece | Macedonia
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| King of Macedonia, father of Alexander the Great | Philip ll
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| King of Macedonia from 336-323BC, conqueror of Greece and Persia | Alexander the Great
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| ancient Greek philosopher | Aristotle
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| a city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great | Alexandria
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