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vocab Flashcards

1
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mycenaeans

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people who settled on the greek mainland around 2000 b.c.

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trojan war

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10-year war the mycenaeans fought against troy

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3
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dorians

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a group of people less advanced than the mycenaeans who moved into the carton countryside

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4
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homer

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a blind storyteller

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5
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myths

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traditional stories

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polis

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city-state

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7
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acropolis

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marketplace on a fortified hilltop

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monarchy

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a king rules in a government

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aristocracy

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a government ruled by a small group of noble, landowning families

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oligarchy

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a government ruled by a few powerful people

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tyrants

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powerful individuals who seized control of the government by appealing to the common people

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democracy

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rule by the people

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13
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helots

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peasants forced to stay on the land they worked

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14
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phalanx

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most powerful fighting force n the ancient world

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15
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Persian wars

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10-year war between Greece and Persian empire

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16
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direct democracy

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a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

17
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classical art

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harmony, order, balance, and proportion

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tragedy

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a serious drama about common themes such as love, hate, war, or betrayal

19
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comedy

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contains scenes filled with slapstick situations and crude humor

20
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peloponnesian war

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war between Athens and Sparta

21
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philosophers

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“lovers of wisdom”

22
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socrates

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on critic of the sophists

23
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plato

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a student of socrates

24
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Aristotle

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a philosopher

25
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Philip II

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a king who dreamed of taking control of Greece and then moving against Persia to seize its vast wealth

26
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macedonia

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a kingdom located north of Greece that had rough terrain and a cold climate

27
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Alexander the Great

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a king with lots of great accomplishments over 13 years

28
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Darius III

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a Persian king

29
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hellenistic

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when greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences

30
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Alexandria

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Egyptian city that became the foremost center of commerce and hellenistic civilization

31
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Euclid

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a highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria

32
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colossus of Rhodes

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largest known hellenistic statue

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