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Ancient Greece Vocab Flashcards

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a beautiful building on the Acropolis

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Parthenon

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Heavily armed soldier of Greece

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Hoplite

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City-state or community structure of Ancient Greece

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Polis

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Marketplace and political center of the city

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Agora

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Poem written by Homer.

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Iliad

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conversation between two or more people

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Dialogue

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Large island of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea

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Crete

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A hill that towered over Athens that was dedicated to the city’s patron Goddess

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Acropolis

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Capital of Greece

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Athens

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Greek city-state. Made of strong and warlike people

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Sparta

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a disastrous event or a dramatic poem or play with tragic ending

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Tragedies

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laughable entertainment consisting of unpainful suffering

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Comedy

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study of past events or seeking knowledge

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History

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Community structure of Greece. Surrounding walls for protection.

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City-State

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Study of Plants

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Botany

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Study of animals

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Zoology

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a contest between city-states

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Olympic Games

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War fought in Greece between Athens and Sparta. War that marked the end of the Golden Age of Greece. Fall of Athens. Spartan victory

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Peloponnesian War

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Study of the culture, history, language, and literature of Greece

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Classical civilization

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Story about hero’s at war and how gods interfered. Written by Homer. Story of Odysseus

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Odessey

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An ancient ship used by civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, (Greeks, Phonecians)

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Triremes

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Blocks of men drawn up in ranks one behind the other. Spears were pointed forward. Effective because fighting was organized. Hard to get through

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Phalanx

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The military general or leader of a Greek army

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Strategos

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a Spartan slave

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Helot

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Art of carving or modeling figures. Statutes. Used Marble and Bronze.

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Sculpture

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