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Greece Flashcards

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Alexandria

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city in Egypt named after Alexander the Great

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Alexander the Great

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created a vast empire of Europe, Africa and Asia; great military leader; King of Macedonia

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Hippocrates

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“Father of Medicine” looked to find natural causes for disease

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Archimedes

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Hellenistic inventor and scientist, created the pulley and levers

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Euclid

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scientist and mathematician - invented plane geometry

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Hellenistic Age

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after Alex the Great died - their was a mix of Asian and Greek cultures - many scientific and mathematical ideas were created.

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agora

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outdoor marketplace

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plunder

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valuables taken in war time

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Mt. Olympus

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where the gods and goddesses live - in northern Greece

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Athens

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a city state in Greece - best model of democracy - capital city of Greece

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Sparta

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a city state in Greece - military life style

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oral tradition

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passed own by word of mouth

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Trojan War

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War between the Greeks and the people of Troy - because Helen of Troy was kidnapped - gods and goddesses helped both sides- Trojan Horse brought victory to the Greeks

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Olympic Games

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athletic games to honor Zeus - revived in 1890

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Macedonia

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where Alexander the Great was born - north of Greece

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Socrates

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ancient Greek philosopher- who taught people to question authority - his method of teaching was called the Socratic Method

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Aristotle

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ancient Greek philosopher and student of Plato who wrote more than 170 books - started the idea of college

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marathon

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the longest race in the Olympic Games - foot race about 26 miles - based on the story that a warrior ran to Athens to tell them they were victorious

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philosopher

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someone who studies truth and knowledge

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plague

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an epidemic of an often fatal disease

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mercenary

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a hired soldier

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Peloponnesian War

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war between Athens and Sparta - Sparta won

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Delian League

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an alliance between Athens and the other city states - this caused the Peloponnesian War

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Battle of Salamis

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Athens and Sparta worked together to defeat the Persians

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