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| 94564893 | agora | the marketplace of a Greek city state, center of civic life, a central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace and as a meeting place |  | 0 |
| 94564895 | myth | a traditional story accepted as history | 1 | |
| 94564897 | epic | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | 2 | |
| 94564899 | arete | The highest virtue in Homeric society; courage and excellence that equipped a hero to acquire and defend honor | 3 | |
| 94564901 | polis | City-state | 4 | |
| 94564903 | phalanx | formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense) | 5 | |
| 94564904 | helot | In the society of ancient Sparta, a peasant bound to the land | 6 | |
| 94564906 | democracy | Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representative | 7 | |
| 94564908 | tragedy | dramatic play dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character | 8 | |
| 94564910 | comedy | a humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire | 9 | |
| 94564911 | socratic method | way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves | 10 | |
| 94564913 | hellenism | Blending of Egyptian, Persian and Greek culture; emphasis on philosophy and sciences. | 11 | |
| 94564915 | minoans | A Neolithic people that started around 3000BCE, supposedly the earliest people on the island of Crete. They were excellent sailors & traded w/ Egypt & the Fertile Crescent and were conquered by mainland Greece around 1400 BCE. | 12 | |
| 94564917 | Homer | ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BCE) | 13 | |
| 94564918 | Herodotus | Greek historian whose writings, chiefly concerning the Persian Wars, are the earliest known examples of narrative history. | 14 | |
| 94604016 | Thermopylae | a narrow pass in east-central Greece where an unsuccessful attempt by the Spartans led to their defeat by Xerxes and the Persians in 480 B.C. during the Persian Wars |  | 15 |
| 94604017 | Persian Wars | A series of wars between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire (5th century B.C.). |  | 16 |
| 94604018 | The Republic | The best-known writings of Plato, in which Socrates is shown outlining an ideal state, ruled by philosopher-kings. | 17 | |
| 94604019 | Olympics | Greek athletic competitions to celebrate the Gods and feed city-state rivalries beginning in 776BCE, eventually revived in 1896. | 18 | |
| 94604020 | Phillip II | King of Macedon; gained control of Greece; believed his destiny to unify Greek city-states and spread Greek culture; left throne to son Alexander the Great | 19 | |
| 94604021 | The Academy | School founded by Plato in Athens to train statesmen and citizens, focus on philosophy | 20 | |
| 94604022 | Mycenaean | an Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. | 21 | |
| 94604023 | Dorian | A member of an ancient Hellenic race that completed the overthrow of Mycenaean civilization and settled esp. in the Peloponnisos and Crete | 22 | |
| 94604024 | Trojan War | Mycenaeans (Greeks) vs. Troy. Trojan Prince kidnapped Helen, wife of the Mycenaen's king. Greeks won when they tricked the Trojans with the Trojan Horse. The Iliad gives information about the Trojan War. |  | 23 |
| 94604025 | tyrant | person who takes power by force and rules with total authority | 24 | |
| 94604026 | oligarchy | a system of government in which a small group holds power | 25 | |
| 94604027 | aristocracy | a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 26 | |
| 94604028 | monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen | 27 | |
| 94604029 | direct democracy | system of government in which citizens gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters | 28 | |
| 94604030 | philosopher | lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge | 29 | |
| 94604031 | philosophy | love of wisdom | 30 | |
| 94604032 | Socrates | philosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; asked students pointed questions to make them use their reason |  | 31 |
| 94604033 | Plato | Student of Socrates, started the Academy, wrote The Republic about the perfectly governed society, taught Aristotle |  | 32 |
| 94604034 | Aristotle | philosophy student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great | 33 | |
| 94604035 | Pericles | Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens during its Golden Age and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon. |  | 34 |
| 94604036 | Solon | Ruler who outlawed slavery and made government reforms | 35 | |
| 94604037 | Iliad | a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) that tells the story of the final years of the Trojan War | 36 | |
| 94604038 | Odyssey | a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy | 37 | |
| 94604039 | Black-figure pottery | black figures painted on terra-cotta, associated with the Golden Age of Greece |  | 38 |
| 94604040 | Red-figure pottery | the background is glazed black so that figures stand out in terra-cotta |  | 39 |
| 94604041 | hubris | excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the hero/character | 40 | |
| 94604042 | kleos | Greek word for glory or fame after death, like Achilles | 41 | |
| 94604043 | Alexander the Great | successor of Philip of Macedon; 1st global empire stretching from Greece to India, spread of Hellenistic culture is greatest achievement | 42 | |
| 94604044 | Xerxes | Persian King that fought Greeks in Persian Wars, especially in the battle of Thermopylae | 43 | |
| 94604045 | Leonidas | king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BCE) |  | 44 |
| 94604046 | Achilles | son of Peleus and Thetis, Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad |  | 45 |
| 103225027 | acropolis | a hilltop where citizens met for government activities and religious observances | 46 |
