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Greece
Greece
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11th Grade
02/04/2013

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  • The boddy of water lies between the greek peninsula and the coast of ionia
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agean
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island on whichminoan civilization flourished
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crete
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capital of minoan civilization
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knossus
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Name of archeologist who discovered the ruins of minoan civilization
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Sir arthur evans
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Who killed the minotaur and found their way out of the labyrinth
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theseus
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name for the strategic piece of land that the trojan war was probably fought over
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Hellespont
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who was the myth. hero of the greeks from the trojan war for his warrior prowess
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Achilles
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This indo-european tribe invaded through migration anddestroyed much of the thriving civilization in the greek penisula between 1300 and 1200 bc.
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The dorians
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nAME FOR THE PERIOD OF GREEK HISTORY THAT FOLLOWED THE INVASIONS BY THE DORIANS AND SAW A DECLINE IN TRADING LITERACY AND DEVELOPMENT
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the greek dark ages
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Name for the period of greek history that saw greek culture emerge through the political devlopment of the independent city-state and a pan-hellenic culture
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The greek renisance
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place when greeks believed gods lived
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mount olympus
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Word for people who didnt speek greek or think greek
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barbaroi
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Greek word for independent city state
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polis
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greek word that describes striving for excellence in all pursuits of mind and body
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arete
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name for the fighting formation that greeks innovated. Highly effective close soldiers
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phalanx
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name for the highest point and center of most greek cities,
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Acropolis
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This word means rule by few and was the form of government in the early stages of greek city-states
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oligarchy
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Who created the first law code for athens
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Draco
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Greek word for one ruler who siezed power without legal right to do so
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Tyrant
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athenian who contributed to the political evolution of athens by ending debt slavery and cancelling the existing debt offarmers
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Solon
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this greek tyrant took land from the wealthy and gave it to the poor
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pisistratus
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tyrant in athens who comleted the political evolution to democracy by introducing the council off 500 and later expanding political power to all athenian citizens
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Cleisthenes
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name for the political body in which athenian citizens exercized their democratic political power by debating and voting
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the assembly
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name for the buildings in ancient greece where physical exercize and learning took place
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gymnasiums
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The gods of the greeks were...
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anthropomorphic and human like in their behavior
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in comparison with Egyptian or near eastern civilizations, the distinctive aspect of the greek polis was that it had
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no priestly class and some degree of citizen gov't
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The spartan state 
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subordinated the family to the state
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unusual for ancient civilization, this group did not have political power in the greek government 
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priestly class
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