Ancient Greece Vocab

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  1. 4. an ancient Greek district, or "descendant of Dorus," a legendary Greek hero
  2. 6. was an ancient king of Macedonia and one of history's most successful military commanders.
  3. 7. the famous ancient Greek philosopher
  4. 9. a form of government where power rests with a small, privileged ruling class, or the highest social class in a society
  5. 11. relates to the advanced Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the Greek island of Crete from about 3000 BCE to 1100 BCE
  6. 12. an ancient Greek city-state or a self-governing political community of citizens
  7. 13. a home run in baseball, or an ancient Greek epic poet, but it can also refer to several other distinct definitions
  8. 14. was an ancient city in eastern Macedonia, Greece, founded or renamed in 356 BC by King Philip II of Macedon (the father of Alexander the Great
  9. 15. the historical period of ancient Greek culture and language spreading and mixing with Eastern traditions across the Mediterranean and Near East from 323 BCE to 31 BCE
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  1. 1. a system of government where power belongs to the people, who exercise it either directly or through elected representatives.
  2. 2. a 27-year conflict fought between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BCE
  3. 3. a famous ancient Greek philosopher from Athens who lived from 470 to 399 BC and helped start Western philosophy
  4. 5. a tight, orderly block of soldiers in ancient warfare, or more generally, any close-knit group of people or things
  5. 8. a warlike and advanced Bronze Age civilization that dominated mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea from approximately 1700 to 1100 BCE
  6. 10. philosopher and scientist
  7. 14. a series of conflicts fought between various ancient Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Persian Empire from 499 BCE to 449 BCE