Ancient Greece

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Oligarchy

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A government in which power is in the hands of a few people. especially where rule is based upon wealth

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Polis

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A Greek city state

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Tyrant

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A powerful individual who gained control of a city-state’s government by appealing to the poor for support

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Helot

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a slave bound to the land

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Phalanx

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A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields

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Tragedy

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A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character

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Aristocracy

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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility

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Democracy

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A government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives

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Monarchy

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A government in which power is in the hands of a single person

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Comedy

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A humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire

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Solon

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Outlawed slavery and organized the Athenians into social classes

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Krater

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A large vase used to mix wine and water in Ancient Greece

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Agora

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A public open space used for assemblies and markets.

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Battle of Salamis

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Sea battle. Persians vs. Greeks. Greeks lead by Themistocles

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Plato

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Student of Socrates.

Wrote the book “The Republic.”

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Sophocles

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Wrote more than 100 plays

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Peloponnesian War

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War between the Spartans and the Athenians.

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Alexander the Great

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Son of Philip II. King of Macedonia, conquered Greece, Egypt and Persia.

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Cleisthenes

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Helped establish democracy

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Darius

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Persian King during the time of the Battle of Marathon

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Sparta

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A Greek city-state. Had a strong land army

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Caryatid

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A stone carving of a drapped female figure

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Aristotle

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Student of Plato. Taught Alexander the Great

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Herodotus

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Ancient Greek historian who made up history

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Hubris

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Excessive pride

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Euclid

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A Greek mathematician. Made base of geometry

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Socrates

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encouraged Greeks to go farther and question themselves and their moral character. Put to death by drinking hemlock

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Thucydides

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Wrote the "Plague in Athens." Historian, told the real truth

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Hoplite

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A heavily armed foot soldier of Ancient Greece.

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Stoic

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Without emotion

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Xerxes

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Persian leader of the Battle or Thermopylae

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Draco

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Harsh Athenian leader

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Battle of Thermopylae

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300 Spartans vs. 10,000 Persians

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Philip II of Macedon

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Murdered by his wife

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Pericles

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Athenian leader during the golden age. Died of the plague

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Doric

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Masculine

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Ionic

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Feminine

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Corinthian

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Really fancy

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Frieze

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A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, esp. on a wall near the ceiling.

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Erechtheum

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A marble temple of the Ionic order built on the acropolis in Athens.

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Acropolis

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A citadel or fortified part of an Ancient Greek city, built on a hill

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Parthenon

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The temple of Athena Parthenos, built on the acropolis by Pericles to honor their Athena and to commemorate the recent Greek victory over the Persians.

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Column

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An upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete

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Pediment

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The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style,

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Entablature

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A horizontal, continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns of a wall

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The Republic

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Book written by Plato, about his vision of a perfectly governed society.

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Arête

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A sharp mountain ridge

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Tyranny

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A cruel government or rule

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Athens

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A Greek city state with a strong naval army

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Persian Wars

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Greeks vs. Persian Empire

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Draconian

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Really harsh