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43 Cards in this Set
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Solon
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Athenian leader that allowed the common man more say in Government.
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City- State
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A city that acts like a country.
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Peninsula
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Type of landform Greece is.
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Ionian
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Sea that forms Greeces Western border
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Aegean
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Sea that forms Greece's Eastern border.
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Mediterran
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Sea that forms Greece's Southern border
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Assemblies
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A gathering of all the citizens in Greece. Where they could voice their opinions about subjects and vote.
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Volcanic Eruptions
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Reason that scholars believe Minoian Civilization ended
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The creation of Greek City states
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The event that marked the beginning of Greek Classical Age.
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Democracy
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Greek word that means "rule of the people"
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Draco
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Athenian ruler famous for makeing harsh laws
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Cleisthenes
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Considered the father of Democracy
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They had to attend an assembly meeting
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What did it mean if a person in ancient Greece were marked with a red dye
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Because we elect people to represent us and vote for us.
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Why is the United States government not a direct democracy?
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Republic
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Another name for a indirect Democracy
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Good
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In Ancient Greece Tyrants were generally What.
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Oracle at Delphi
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A female preist at Delphi that perdicted the future or could answer questions.
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Homer
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Author of the Illiad and the Oddyessey
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Aesop
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Greek fable writer
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Sappho
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Famous Greek poet she wrote love poems
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Fables
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Short stories that tell or teach a moral lesson
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Herculean
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Word that came for Greek Mythology used to describe something very large
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Odyssey
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A word that is derived from the name of the Greek Hero of the Trojan war in Homer's poem that is used today to describe a long journey
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Achilles
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The greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War according to Homer's poem
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Hercules
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Most famous Greek Hero known for his strength
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Mythology
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a body of stories about Greek God's and Heros are called what?
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Mount Olympus
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The home of the Greek Gods
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Tyrannt
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One person that rules by force (however they were effective leaders in ancient Athens)
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Great Achievements
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What marks a classical Age?
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Periclies
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The most famous Athenian Leader during its Golden Age.
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Aristrocrats
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Rich landowners that ran the government of Athens
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Oligrachy
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A government run by just a few people
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Polis
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The Greek word for a city-state
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Citizens
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People that had a right to participate in government in Ancient Athens
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Mountains
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Land in Greece is most made up of what land form.
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Zeus
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KIng of the Gods
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Hera
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Queen of the Gods
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Hades
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God of the underworld
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Poseidon
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God of the Sea
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Apollo
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God of the Sun
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Athena
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Goddess of Wisdom
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Hestia
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Goddess of the Hearth
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Artemis
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Goddess of the Moon
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