Greco-Persian War

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Peninsula

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A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

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Democracy

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A government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives

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Monarchy

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A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person

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Oligarchy

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A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

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Tyranny

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Government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king

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Agora

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A marketplace in ancient Greece

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Athens

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A city-state of ancient Greece that was the first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital of present-day Greece

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Sparta

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A city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy

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Persian Empire

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A vast empire in from the 500s to the 300s B.C.E. that ruled over lands in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia

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Greco-Persian Wars

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(490–479 B.C.E.) The period of fighting between the Persian Empire and the allied Greek city-states for control of the land in Greece