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| 86644616 | Mycenaeans | an Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. | 0 | |
| 86644617 | Trojan War | a war, fought around 1200 B.C., in which an army led by Mycenaean kings attacked the independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia | 1 | |
| 86644618 | Dorians | a Greek-speaking people that, according to tradition, migrated into mainland Greece after the destruction of the Mycenaean civilization | 2 | |
| 86644619 | Homer | the greatest storyteller who was blind | 3 | |
| 86644620 | epics | a long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes | 4 | |
| 86644621 | myths | a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society | 5 | |
| 86644622 | polis | a Greek city-state--the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about 750 B.C. | 6 | |
| 86644623 | acropolis | a fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city | 7 | |
| 86644624 | monarchy | a government in which power is in the hands of a single person | 8 | |
| 86644625 | aristocracy | a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 9 | |
| 86644626 | oligarchy | a government in which power is in the hands of a few people--especially on in whivh rule is based upon wealth | 10 | |
| 86644627 | tyrants | in ancient Greece, powerful individuals who gained control of a city-state's government by appealing to the poor for support | 11 | |
| 86644628 | democracy | a government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives | 12 | |
| 86644629 | helots | in the society of ancient Sparta, peasants bound to the land | 13 | |
| 86644630 | phalanx | a military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields | 14 | |
| 86644631 | Persian Wars | a series of wars in the fifth century B.C., in which Greek city-states battled the Persian empire | 15 | |
| 86644632 | direct democracy | a government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives | 16 | |
| 86644633 | classical art | the art of ancient Greece and Rome, in which harmony, order, and proportion were emphasized | 17 | |
| 86644634 | tragedy | a serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character | 18 | |
| 86644635 | comedy | a humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire | 19 | |
| 86644636 | Peloponnesian War | a war, lasting from 431 to 404 B.C., in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies | 20 | |
| 86644637 | philosophers | thinkers who use logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality | 21 | |
| 86644638 | Socrates | Critic of the Sophists;encouraged Greeks to go farther and question themselves and their moral character | 22 | |
| 86644639 | Plato | Student of Socrates; philosopher; founded school the Academy | 23 | |
| 86644640 | Aristotle | Student of Plato; opened school the Lyceum; philosopher; invented method for arguing according to the rules of logic; taught Alexander | 24 | |
| 86644641 | Macedonia | an ancient kingdom north of Greece, whose ruler Philip II conquered Greece in 338 B.C. | 25 | |
| 86644642 | Philip II | father of Alexander; king of Macedonia; conquered Greece; wished to invade Persia | 26 | |
| 86644643 | Alexander the Great | son of Philip II; successfully invaded Persia; reached Indus Valley | 27 | |
| 86644644 | Darius III | Persian king | 28 | |
| 86644645 | Hellenistic | relating to the civilization, language, art, science, and literature of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century B.C | 29 | |
| 86644646 | Alexandria | named after Alexander the Great; foremost center of commerce and Hellenistic civilization; on Nile delta | 30 | |
| 86644647 | Euclid | highly regarded mathematician who taught in Alexandria | 31 | |
| 86644648 | Archimedes | gifted in both geometry and physics; inventor of many things and discoverer of mathematical laws and relationships | 32 | |
| 86644649 | Colossus of Rhodes | an enormous Hellenistic statue that formerly stood near the harbor of Rhodes | 33 |
