Alexander the Great

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Indo European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 BC

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Mycenaen

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A war, fought around 1200 BC, in which an army led by Mycenean kings attacked the independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia

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Trojan War

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Greek speaking people that, according to tradition, migrated into mainland Greece after the destruction of the Mycenean civilization

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Dorians

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The greatest storyteller and was a blind man

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Homer

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Long narrative poems celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes

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Epics

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Traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society

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Myths

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What happened when the Greeks became good sailors?

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They lacked resources so they needed to start trading for new necessities

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What are the aspects?

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Sea trade, artistic designs, writing systems, religious practices, politics, and literature

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Greek city state; fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about 750 BC

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Polis

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Hilltop in an ancient Greek city

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Acropolis

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Government in which power is in the hands of a single person

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Monarchy

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Government in which power is in hands of heredity or nobility

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Aristocracy

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Government in which in hands of a few poeple

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Oligarchy

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Powerful individual who gained control of a city state’s government by appealing to the poor for support

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Tyrant

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Government controlled by citizens

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Democracy

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Society of ancient Sparta, a peasant bound to the land

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Helot

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Military formation of foot soldiers

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Phanlax

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Series of wars in the 5th century; Greek battled Persian armies

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Persian Wars

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Form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives, was an important legacy of Periclean Athens

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Direct Democracy

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The art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and proportion, were emphasized

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Classical Art

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Serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal

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Tradegy

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Scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor

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Comedy

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A war lasting from 431 to 404 BC, in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies

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Peloponnesian War

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Thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate that nature of the universe, human society, and morality

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Philosopher

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Critic of the sophists

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Socrates

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Student of Socrates

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Plato

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A famous philosopher

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Aristotle

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King of Macedonia; wanted to control Greece

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Phillip II

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Kingdom located just north of Greece, had a rough terrain and a cold climate

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Macedonia

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Son of Phillip; became king when his father died, and became this name from accomplishments

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Alexander the Great

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Persian King

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Darius III

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Greek culture blended with Egyptians, Persian, and Indian influences

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Hellenistic

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Foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization

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Alexandria

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Geometry text used by Eratosthenes and Aristarchus

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Euclid

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Hellenistic scientist

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Archimedes

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Bronze statue stood more than 100ft high

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Colossus of Rhodes

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How was Alexander similar to his father ?

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He was a military genius, and had an appreciation for Greek culture

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Why was he called Alexander the Great ?

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He created a vast empire and because the influence of Greek culture remained long after Alexanders empire fell apart

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Alexander began building his empire by?

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Invading Asia Minor

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What was the most lasting legacy of Alexanders conquest?

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He expanded his rule over Persia, Egypt, Central Asia, Western India.