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Word/def. Empire- When a city-state or
nation expand and rule over foreign places.
Word/def. Greek Mythology – Stories about
Greek polytheism - gods and goddesses.
These stories portray their gods and
goddesses as very human like unlike the god
Christians and Jews. There is often time a
moral to the entertaining myths. These Myths
were some of the first written novels of the
Classical world. Ex.) Zeus, Hercules, Atlas.
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Word/def. Phalanx – Tight Greek army
formation that allowed them to march
directly into the enemy’s army. This
scattered and confused their enemy.
Word/def. Philosophy – Investigation of
thought and knowledge. (Greek philosophers
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.) Ex.) Can there
be peace without war?
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Word/def. Peloponnesian War – 27 year war
Word/def. Greek Alphabet- Alphabet used by
between the Greek city-states Athens and
ancient Greeks. Ex.)
(Alpha,
Omega,
Epsilon,
Delta)
Sparta. Sparta won but both city-states were
so weak when it was over, Greece would never
be as powerful as it once was.
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Word/def. Democracy – City-State or nation
ruled by the people. Ex.) Athens in Greece.
Word/def. Cultural Diffusion – When culture
and goods go from one place to another either
by peaceful or violent means.
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Word/def. Conquest – When one nation or
city-state seeks to control other areas.
Word/def. City-State - When a city acts as an
independent nation.
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Word/def. Golden Age – The best, richest
period in a nation/empire’s history. Ex.) The
Golden Age of Greece was from 510 BC – 323
BC.
Word/def. Athens- Greek city-state that rose to
naval power after the defeat of the Persians at
the Battle of Salamis. Athens is known for
beginning democracy and having
philosophers flourish and other artists
flourish there.
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Word/def. Sparta- Rival city state to Athens.
Sparta had a military culture and
government.
Word/def. Trireme- Greek navy ship that had
three rows of rowers and a metal rammer in
the front used to sink rival ships.
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Word/def. Western Civilization- Culture &
ideas begun by the Greeks. Rome, Europe
and the United States are an extension of
Western Civilization .
Word/def. Parthenon- Pillared temple built to
honor the goddess Athena in 427 BC in
Athens.
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