 | Term | Definition |
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Minoans |
natives or inhabitants of ancient Crete. |
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Myceneans |
Of, relating to, or being the Aegean civilization |
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Dorian Invasions |
the distribution of the Dorians in Classical Greece |
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Homer |
9th century B.C., Greek epic poet, author of the Iliad and Odyssey. |
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Polis (city-state) |
an ancient Greek city-state. |
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Acropolis |
the high fortified area of an ancient Greek city |
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Hoplite |
a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece. |
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Phalanx |
a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping. |
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Monarchy |
supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person. |
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Democracy |
government by the people |
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Tyranny |
a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute rule |
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Oligarchy |
a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique |
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Aristocracy |
government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state |
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Sparta |
A city-state of ancient Greece,famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers |
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Ephors |
a body of five elected magistrates exercising a supervisory power over the kings of Sparta. |
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Helots |
One of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, neither a slave nor a free citizen. |
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Athens |
a city in Greece and is also its capital |
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Archon |
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens. |
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Solon |
Athenian statesman |
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Pisistratus |
tyrant of Athens |
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Cleisthenes |
regarded as the founder of Athenian democracy |
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Persian Wars |
a series of conflicts between several Greek city-states and the Persian Empire |
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Delian League |
an association of fifth-century BC Greek city-states whose purpose was to continue fighting Persia after the Greek victory in the Battle of Plataea |
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Peloponnesian Wars |
an Ancient Greek military conflict, fought by Athens and its empire against Sparta |
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Pericles |
Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and leading the Parthenon's construction |
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Ostracism |
temporary banishment of a citizen or leader, decided upon by popular vote. |
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Hellenic Culture |
a period of Greek culture, regarded as one of the most creative periods in history |
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Herodotus |
Greek researcher and storyteller |
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Thucydides |
Ancient Greek historian |
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Socrates |
Classical Greek philosopher |
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Plato |
greek philosopher and follower of Socrates |
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Aristotle |
Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great. |
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Alexander the Great |
king of Macedonia 336–323: conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India |
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Hellenistic Age |
The period from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 b.c. to the middle of the first century b.c. |
