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a stretch o land that extends southwards into the eastern part of the Medditerian Sea

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Balkan Pennisula

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a large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa

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Medditerian Sea

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the sea that separates Greece from Asia Minor

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Aegean Sea

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the western edge of Asia

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Asia Minor

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the sea that separates western Greece from southwestern Italy

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Ionian Sea

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an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the center f Mioan Civilization

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Crete

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an early city state of Greece

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Mycenae

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ancient Greek philosopher disciple of Socrates who was one of the most famous thinkers of ancient Greece

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Plato

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wewe

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King Minos

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an outdoor marketplace in ancient greece

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agora

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valuables taken in war

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plunder

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a city on the western coast of Asia Minor site of the legondary Trojan War

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Troy

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a mountain in northern Greece thought by the ancient greece thought by the ancient greeks to be the home of the gods

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Mount Olympus

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a city state that was the best example of an ancient greece democracy

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Athens

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an anicent city state that was under strict military rule

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Sparta

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poet who composed two poems: lliad and Odyssey written about the Trojan War

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Homer

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athenian leader who strove to make the Athens the center of art and responsible of building the the Parthenon

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Pericles

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traditional stories that may include gods and goddesses and tries to explain nature

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myth

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to live forever

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immortal

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a government controlled by a few wealthy people

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artistocracy

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the government by the people

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democracy

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the passing down of stories from person to person in families in oral

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oral tradition

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Athenian governing body of all citizens older than 18

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Assembly

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a slave

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helot

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n classical mythology, the great war fought between the Greeks and the Trojans. The Greeks sailed to Troy in order to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of a Greek king.

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Trojan War

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athletic contests held by the greeks about 3,500 years ago and revived the modern times

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Olympic Games

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a plain northeast of Athens Greece

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Marathons

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the sight of a mighty sea battle between greece and persia

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Salamis

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greek city state that defeated greece

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Thebes

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an ancient country in northern greece; a nation formed after the breakup of Yogosalvia

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Macedonia

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Greek philosopher. As represented in the writings of his disciple Plato, he engaged in dialogue with others in an attempt to define ethical concepts by exposing and dispelling error (the Socratic method).

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Socrates

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wrote more than 170 books, philospher, and a student of Plato

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Aristotle

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the longest race in the Olympics, a footrace of about 26 miles

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marathon

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a person who studies truth and knowledge

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philosopher

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logical thinking

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reason

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an epidemic, often fatal disease

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plague

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a hired soilder

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mercenary

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awesome temples were built, statues and monuments, philosophers extended human knowledge

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Golden Age

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an approach to teaching developed by the greek philospher, socrates, thinking by asking questions

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Socratic method

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allience between the Athens and other greek city states

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Delian League

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egyptian seaport city on the medditerainian, a center trade and learning the Hellinistic age

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Alexandra

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known as alexander the great, king of macedonia, who conquered a vast empire in europe, asia, and africa

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Alexander

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Greek physician, traditionally regarded as the father of medicine. His name is associated with the medical profession’s Hippocratic oath from his attachment to a body of ancient Greek medical writings, probably none of which was written by him.

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Hippocrates

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Greek mathematician, engineer, and inventor. He made numerous mathematical discoveries, including the ratio of the radius of a circle to its circumference as well as formulas for the areas and volumes of various geometric figures.

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Archimaedas

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anicent greek philosopher and mathematician whos ideas lead to geometry

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Pythagoras

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greek mathematician who developed the system of plane geometry

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Euclid

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a period of time when ancient greek and asian cultures mixed

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Hellenistic Age

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