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| 215942706 | magi | Zoroastrianism priests who officiated sacrifices | 0 | |
| 215942707 | satrap | The governor of a province in the Achaemenid Persian Empire, often a relative of the king. He was responsible for protection of the province and for forwarding tribute to the central administration. Enjoyed much power. (pg118) | 1 | |
| 215942708 | zoroastrianism | A religion originating in ancient Iran with the prophet Zoroaster. It centered on a single benevolent deity-Ahuramazda, Emphasizing truth-telling, purity, and reverence for nature, the religion demanded that humans choose sides between good and evil | 2 | |
| 215942709 | polis | Greek city-state | 3 | |
| 215942710 | Acropolis | a large hill "top of the city" in ancient Greece where city residents sought shelter and safety in times of war and met to discuss community affairs | 4 | |
| 215942711 | Agora | a central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace and as a meeting place to ratify the decisions of their leaders. | 5 | |
| 215942712 | hoplites | heavily armed Greek infantrymen who marched and fought in close formation | 6 | |
| 215942713 | Tyrant | in ancient Greece, a powerful individual who gained control of a city-state's government by appealing to middle class for support. | 7 | |
| 215942714 | Democracy | the exercise of political power by all free adult males. | 8 | |
| 215942715 | Histories | provide accounts for past events | 9 | |
| 215942716 | Helots | slaves owned by the city-state of Sparta | 10 | |
| 215942717 | Peloponnesian League | a system of alliances between sparta and its neighbors. | 11 | |
| 215942718 | council of 500 | This council supervised foreign affairs, oversaw the treasury, and proposed laws that would be voted on by the assembly. Council members were chosen by lot (random). These reforms allowed Athenian citizens to participate in a limited democracy! Created by Cleisthenes | 12 | |
| 215942719 | Delian League | a grand naval alliance, created by the Athenians and aimed at liberating Ionia from Persian rule | 13 | |
| 215942720 | trireme | sleek,fast vessel powered by 170 rowers-premium warship | 14 | |
| 215942721 | Achaemenids | Dynasty ruling in Persia from Cyrus I to Darius III (553-330 BC). | 15 | |
| 215942722 | Cyrus | The son of a Persian chieftan and a Median princess, united the various Persian tribes and overthrow the Median monarch sometime around 550 B.C.E. | 16 | |
| 215942723 | Darius I | (Darayavaush) Seized the throne from Cambyses in 522 B.C.E. | 17 | |
| 215942724 | Hellenes | Another name for all the Greeks. | 18 | |
| 215942725 | Barbaroi | The Greek word for people who did not speak Greek and were below them | 19 | |
| 215942726 | Herodotus | the ancient greek known as the father of history. his accounts of the wars between the greeks and the persians are the first known examples of historical writing | 20 | |
| 215942727 | Solon | canceled land debts, outlawed debt slavery, created 4 social classes by wealth, any citizen could bring charges against wrongdoers-guaranteed freedom of Athenian citizens | 21 | |
| 215942728 | Pericles | Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athen's political and cultural supremacy in Greece. | 22 | |
| 215942729 | xerxes | son of Darius, who took the throne, invaded Greece, and was eventually defeated | 23 | |
| 215942730 | Sophists | traveling teacher- "wise men" became know as one who uses cleverness to distort and manipulate reality. | 24 | |
| 215942731 | Socrates | philosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; asked students pointed questions to make them use their reason, later became Socratic method. condemed to death for corrupting young minds. | 25 | |
| 215942732 | Plato | Student of Socrates, wrote The Republic about the perfectly governed society..founded the academy where aristotle | 26 | |
| 215942733 | Philip II of Macedon | king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) | 27 | |
| 215942734 | Alexander the Great | formed 3 kingdoms -one of which was the greatest Alexandria | 28 | |
| 215942735 | Ptolemies | Macedonian dynasty; took over the system created by Egyptian pharaohs to extract the wealth of the land, rewarding Greeks and Hellenized non-G reeks serving in the military and administration | 29 | |
| 215942736 | Cleopatra | Ruler of the Egyptian government. Backed up Ceasar. | 30 | |
| 215942737 | Anatolia | The peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas that is modern day turkey; also called Asia Minor | 31 | |
| 215942738 | persepolis | Show that government officials distributed food and other essential commodities to large numbers of workers of many different nationalities. | 32 | |
| 215942739 | peloponnese | the large area of land in sounthern Greece that is connected only by and isthmus - Sparta was located here | 33 | |
| 215942740 | attica | a 1,000 square mile promontory in southeast central Greece that formed the territory of the Athenian city-state; rugged terrain that yielded high-quality marble and potter's clay as well as silver and lead. | 34 | |
| 215942741 | Macedonia | Area between the Greek and Slavic regions; conquered Greece and Mesopotamia under the leadership of Philip II and Alexander the Great | 35 | |
| 215942742 | Alexandria | this city in Egypt was founded by Alexander the Great; it was the center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization. | 36 | |
| 215942743 | Persian empire | a huge empire ranging from Asia Minor to India; Darius I unified the empire by creating provinces and giving each province a ruler; encouraged a money economy with coins rather than goods | 37 | |
| 215942744 | Greek "Dark Ages" | ..., Period in Greek history from 1150-750 BC. New intruders came to the land, neglected older palaces, etc. Decline of Mycenaeans. Most of what we know about this period comes from Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. | 38 | |
| 215942745 | Persian War | Greece vs. Persia, before Peloponessian War, led to Delian League, Persians led by Darius and Xerses, Battles - Salamis, Thermopylae, and Marathon | 39 | |
| 215942746 | Peloponnesian war | A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta | 40 | |
| 215942747 | "Hellenistic Age" | influenced by greek culture/persian ...after death of alexander the great ..cosmopolitan | 41 | |
| 215942748 | Parthenon | temple in Athens built to honor the goddess Athena | 42 | |
| 215942749 | Athens | Archaic/classical periods-culture education-no women or slve right man ruled | 43 | |
| 216285603 | Sparta | invaded Messenian- a military based society-superior to all others millitary from 7-60 women impregnated at 18 because offspring were said to be stronger were outspoken | 44 | |
| 216285604 | Hellenic League | southern greece an alliance of states bent on resistance was formed under leadership of spartans | 45 | |
| 216285605 | phaylanx | shoulder to shoulder formation | 46 |
