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Greece Vocab Flashcards

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Monarchy

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A government with one person in charge (inherits power)

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Oligarchy

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A government where a few rich people rule (a few people share power)

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Democracy

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A government where all citizens share power (all citizens share power)

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assembly

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A group of citizens in an Ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws

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Aristocrat

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A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greece

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Tyranny

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A government where one person rules (takes power by force)

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citizen

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A person who has certain rights and jobs in a certain place

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Athens

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A city-state in Ancient Greece that was the first democracy

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Peloponnesus

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A peninsula in southern Greece

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Agora

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An Ancient Greek marketplace

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Sparta

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A city-state in Ancient Greece that was known for its military

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Council of 500

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A group of 500 citizens in Athens

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Council of Elders

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A group of Spartans who made the important government decisions.

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Persian empire

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A vast empire that ruled in the 400s B.C.E

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Persian wars

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The period of fighting between the Greeks and the Persians

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Xerxes

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The son of King Darius who ruled Persia from around 512 to 486 B.C.E

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Cavalry

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Soldiers who ride on horses in battle

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Hellespont

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A long and narrow body of water between Europe and Turkey

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Pericles

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A leader that helped in Athen’s golden age

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Myth

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A story that helps explain a culture’s beliefs

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Socrates

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A Greek philosopher who liked asking thought-provoking questions

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Parthenon

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A temple honoring the goddess Athena

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Drama

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Writing, acting in, and making plays.

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Panathenaic games

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Athletic events honoring the goddess Athena

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Acropolis

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The hill above a Greek city where temples were built

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Peloponnesian war

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A war fought between Athens and Sparta

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Aristotle

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A Greek philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great

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Custom

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A practice that is common to people in a certain group

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Macedonia

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An ancient civilization that is located north of Greece

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Alexander the Great

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The ruler of an empire that stretched from Macedonia to India

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Alexandria

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A city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great

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Geometry

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Points, lines, planes, and figures (math)

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Latitude

LONGITUDE

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How far north or south a place is from the equator

HOW FAR EAST OR WEST A PLACE IS FROM THE EQUATOR

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Biolagy

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The study of living things

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