Ancient greece Flashcards
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Aegean World
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It refers to both the Ancient Greek mainland and the surrounding islands in the Aegan Sea
2
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Polis
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City states
3
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Agora
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Central market/meeting place
4
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Acropolis
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used for protection and was a center for religion and government
5
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Olympics
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An ancient festival held every fourth year and made up if contests of sports, music, and literature withe the victors prize a crown of wild olive
6
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Direct Democracy
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Each citizen votes directly on all laws. (The first democracy invented by the Athenians).
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Representative Democracy
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Citizens vote for representatives who then vote on the laws.
8
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The Peloponnesian War:
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was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta
