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| Epic | a long poem that tells a story of a hero
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| Barbarians | the name given by the Greek to any people who were not greek
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| Colonies | areas set up in conquered land by Greek city states for use when they themselves become overpopulated
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| Minoan (min-o-un) | an ancient Cretan cilization
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| Myth | legends or stories that attempt to explain natural events
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| Dorians | a group that invaded Creece around 1000B.C.
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| Hallens | the name the Dorians gave themselves
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| Acropolis | a hilltop fortess in Ancient Athens which included the parthenon and other famous bulidings where citizens met to discuss affairs of the community
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| agora | the central marketplace in the Anient Athens and the site of numerous temples and government
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| mattock | a heavy hoe witch was the chief-tool of Greek farmers
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| drama | a serious play or theatrical event
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| metics | a class of people in Athens who were not citezens
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| Helots | one of the Spartan slave classes
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| city-state | a self governing unit made up of a city and it's surrounding villages and farmland
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| Homer | a Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad and Odeyssey
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| monarchy | a system of government in which a monarch-a king, or emperor is the sole and absolute ruler
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| oligarchy | a system of goverment in which a few people rule
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| democracy | a system of governmant in which the people rule, ethier directly or through electaed representatives
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| tyrant | a ruler who has absolute power (not limited by a consitution or by other officals)
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| polis | a city-state in Ancient Greece
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| trireme | a major sailing vessel powered by three banks of oarsmen
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| fresco | a painting done on fresh plaster with water colors
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| Peloponnesus | a hilly manjor peninusla in Greece
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| ostracized | shunned,avoid
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| oracle | places where god spoke directly to man
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| phalanx | special Greek battle formation where soldiers formed rows, closely pressed together
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| hpilosophy | the study of the meaning and knowledge of life
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| Sophocles | a famous Greek writer
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| Pericles | a Greek leader of the golden Age
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| Ionia | a group of Greek cities on the coast of Asian Minor
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