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Spartans athenians
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History
Undergraduate 4
11/15/2007

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Lyre, Lyric
Definition
The instrument, the personal style of poetry
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Symposion
Definition
A drinking party where people discussed intellectual ideas
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Tyrtaeus
Definition
A Lyric Poet, wrote about war
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Archilochus
Definition
Lyric Poet, wrote about anti-heroism
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Sappho
Definition
Lyric Poet, wrote about Love
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Alcaeus
Definition
LP wrote about Politics
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Theoginis
Definition
Lyric Poet Wrote about elite self esteem
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Pindar
Definition
Lyric Poet, wrote about Athletics
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Temple
Definition
A megaron plus a collonade
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Megaron
Definition
The main part of the temple
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Collonade
Definition
Outer column part of a temple
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Cella
Definition
Sacred part of the temple, only priests are allowed in
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Pictographic writing, Syllabic writing
Definition
you know
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Presocratics
Definition
First philosiphers
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Milesian School
Definition
The first philosiphers looking for reason
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Anaximander
Definition
Philosipher, "the boundless" contained all things
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Anaximenes
Definition
Philosipher, thought everything was a version of air
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Agathoi
Definition
THe good wealthy people
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Kakoi
Definition
the evil poor people
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Stasis
Definition
stagnation of social forces in greece
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Oligarchy
Definition
Govt run by upper crust
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Democracy
Definition
Athenian style of govt
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Laconia
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THe landmass where the spartans were

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Messinia
Definition
The greek settlement in italy
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Plutarch
Definition
Greek Historian where most of Spartan history comes from
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Xenophon
Definition
Athenian Philosipher, not aristotle
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Aristotle
Definition
Legendary athenian philosipher, executed
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Gerousia

Definition
THe Spartan Senate
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Ephors

Definition
THe spartan officials
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Pelasgian
Definition
Barbarians who preceded the greeks
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THeseus
Definition
The first king of Athens
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Attica/Athens
Definition
Greek city state, home of democracy
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Areopagus
Definition
The retired senators in athens special group
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Phirates
Definition
Kinship group in Athens, has a college counterpart
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Cylon
Definition
The Greek guy who tried to take over Athens, failed
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Alcmaeonids
Definition
The cursed clan in Athens
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Solon
Definition
The grea legislator of Athens
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Seisachtheia
Definition
THe shaking off of burdens, gettting rid of debt slavery all that goood stuff
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Peisistratus
Definition

A king of Athens, promoted public works, promoted social flowering

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Cleisthenes
Definition
Founder of Athenian Democracy
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Aeschylus and Orestia
Definition
Charaters in greek plays
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Hippias and Hipparchus
Definition
Sons of Peristratus, ruled athens
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Ethnoi
Definition
THe people on the fringes of the Greek  Polis
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Achaemenes, and Achaeminids
Definition
Persian Ruler and the people he ruled, Dynasty lasted until 330 bc
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Shah
Definition
Name for a persian king
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Susa
Definition
Capital of Persia
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Cyrus 11
Definition
Persian ruler took over the Medes
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Medes
Definition
Rivals to persians for a long time, were once dominant
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Darius I
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Persian ruler who first invaded Greece

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Darics
Definition
Gold coins issued by Darius
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Xerxes
Definition
Invaded Greece and held it for a while, Institutes postal system and the Spy system
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Satraps
Definition
THe governors put in place by Xerxes in Greece
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Croseus
Definition
King of Lydia
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Pheidippides
Definition
The Marathon runner
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Militades
Definition

Athenian who spurred the attack at Marathon

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Themistocles
Definition
Athenian Directs profits from Larium to build a navy
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Laurium
Definition
A silver mine in Athens
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Thermoplaye
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Where the hellenic leauge was first stationed

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Salamis
Definition
THe naval battle were THemistocles outsmarted Xerxes
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Delian Leauge

Definition
THe UN of greece
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