14 terms

Terms	Definitions
Sparta	a city-state in ancient Greece
Spartans	focused on military service
Athens	the capital and largest city of Greece
Mt. Olympus	Mythical home of the highest Greek gods and goddesses
Iliad & Odyssey	Before plays were acted out, these two famous pieces of literature would be read out loud by dramatic speakers during competitions to see who could make them sound most exciting.
Homer	ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Mycenaean	of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants
Persian War	conflict between Persia and Greece; Persia wanted to punish Athens for helping another city- state
Peloponnesian War	A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta
Phillip II of Macedonia	conquered Greece in 338 B.C
Alexander the Great	Conquered and ruled an empire stretching from Macedonia to the Indus Valley
City-State	a city and its surrounding lands that act as a government
Trojan War	a great war fought between Greece and Troy
Polytheistic	belief in many gods

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