 | Term | Definition |
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Minoans |
A society that lived in greece between 2900 B.C. and 1400 B.C. |
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Mycenaens |
Mycenaens conquered Minoa culture and improved Greek civilization |
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Dorian Invasions |
The Mycenaean’s were overthrown and attacked by the Dorians (Greek speaking people) |
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Homer |
The writer of the Epic the Odyssy which desribed how Greek civilazation functioned |
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Polis |
A polis is another word for a greek city state. |
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Acropolis |
A huge temple on a hilltop which was dedicated to a god. |
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Hoplite |
Greek soldiers who were very skilled and heavily armed. |
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Phalanx |
A tight group of foot soldier which travel in rectangles |
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Monarchy |
A government that is run by a single ruler. |
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Democracy |
A government in which the people are free to make political choices. Ex. USA |
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Tyranny |
A governtment in which the ruler as complete power and does not need to abide by a set of laws. |
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Oligarchy |
THis type of governtment is ruled by a few people especially wealthy people. |
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Aristocracy |
A soceity which was run by noble families especially of wealth. |
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Sparta |
An anicent greek city that had differant views as Athens. They were very high on having a good military. |
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Ephors |
The elected officials which ran the city of Sparta |
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Helots |
Spartan slaves |
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Athens |
A Greek city that was very advanced for there time. Athens was centered around intellect rather than military. |
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Archon |
An official of the Greek society. |
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Solon |
Solon was a very ijmportant man who erased all greek debts. |
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Pisistratus |
Athenian Tyrant who very much supported athletic contest |
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Cleisthenes |
Considered to be the founder of Athenian democracy |
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Persian wars |
A 5th Century B.C. where in which the Athenians joined with the PSartans to defeat the Persians. |
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Delian League |
A treaty which called for an allience between the Greek City states to defend against persia. |
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Peloponnesian Wars |
A war between Athens and the Pelopenisian leauge. |
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Pericles |
One of the greatest rulers of Athens. he commisioned the parthenon. |
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Ostracism |
To be exiled on a political basis. This would happen to bad leaders of Athens. |
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Hellenic Culture |
A period of Ancient Greece when democracy was created. |
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Herodotus |
An Ancient Greek nickname "the father of historu" |
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Thucydides |
The greatest histororian from the ancient world. He believed that studying the past helped us understand human nature. |
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Socrates |
A Greek thinker of the new era. He taught that education was a key to personal growth |
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Plato |
HE was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. He taught how a Greek citizen should live. |
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Aristotle |
A student of Plato. He was the first to clasify plants and animals. |
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Alexander the great |
One of the greatest rulers of all time. He conquered Persia and mixed the Greek culture with the Persian. |
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Hellenistic Age |
The period during the 4th century B.C. |
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