Ancient Greece

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were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields

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Hoplite

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A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city

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Acropolis

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a cruel and oppressive ruler

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Tyrant

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A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta.

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Athens

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A powerful Greek miliary polis that was often at war with Athens. Used slaves known as helots to provide agricultural labor.

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Sparta

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A long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds

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Epic

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A 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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Myth

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A government ruled by a king or queen

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Monarchy

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A government ruled by a few powerful people

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Oligarchy

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Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.

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Pericles

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A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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Democracy

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city

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polis

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Spartan Slaves

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Helots

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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility

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Aristocracy

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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

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Direct-Democracy

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a dialogue between teacher and students, instigated by the continual probing questions of the teacher, in a concerted effort to explore the underlying beliefs that shape the students views and opinions

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Socrates and his Socratic Method

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An ideal state / philosopher King

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Plato and the Republic

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While Alexander was conquering Asia, Aristotle

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Aristotle and his Lyceum

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King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia

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Alexander the Great

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Skopje

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Macedonia

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A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious.

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Persian Wars

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Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Islam.

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Hellenism

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The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate.

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Roman Republic

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Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE. Conquiered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe. Ruled by an emperor. Eventually oversaw the rise and spread of Christianity.

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Roman Empire

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In ancient Rome, a member of the privileged upper class.

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Patrician

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common people

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Plebian

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An elected official who led the Roman Republic

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Consul

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A council of representatives

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Senate

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Rome’s first code of laws; adopted in 450 B.C.

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The twelve tables

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a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.

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Assemblies