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  1. 3. He was the god of music, and he is often depicted playing a golden lyre
  2. 4. were owned by other people, and had to work for their owners
  3. 6. were free resident aliens who lived permanently in the city
  4. 8. the god of the sea and protector of all aquatic features
  5. 9. was the main cereal crop for the ancient Greek farmers
  6. 11. ________(469/470-399 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and is considered the father of western philosophy.(teacher of plato)
  7. 13. the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus.
  8. 16. became a central aspect of Greek culture and in many ways were the most important factor uniting the Greeks
  9. 18. was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens
  10. 21. is the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus in the Olympian pantheon of Greek mythology and religion.
  11. 22. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  12. 23. a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings such as the colonnaded Parthenon temple.
  13. 26. is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape.
  14. 27. a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development
  15. 29. the lower class in the athenian society
  16. 31. King of Macedonia and Conqueror of the Persian Empire
  17. 32. Greek God of the Dead and King of the Underworld
  18. 39. the Greek god of war
  19. 40. the belief in or worship of more than one god.
  20. 41. Throwing the __________ was one of the five events of the pentathlon
  21. 43. a prominent city-state in ancient Greece. In antiquity the city-state was known as Lacedaemon
  22. 44. The most ornate of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate flared capital decorated with acanthus leaves.
  23. 46. In Greek mythology,_______of Troy was the most beautiful woman in the world. A daughter of the god Zeus
  24. 48. the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced
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  1. 1. the center (literally navel) of the world.
  2. 2. (city-state) consisted of a city and its surrounding plains and valleys
  3. 5. the god of fertility and wine, later considered a patron of the arts
  4. 7. cruel and oppressive government or rule.
  5. 10. is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.
  6. 12. the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
  7. 14. the capital of Greece
  8. 15. where the ancient Greeks could buy cloth and clothes in, the marketplace.
  9. 17. a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen
  10. 19. Democritus was an influential Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.
  11. 20. The Classical Period, from around 500 to 300 BC, has given us the great monuments, art, philosophy, architecture and literature which are the building blocks of our own civilization.
  12. 24. part of the Mediterranean triad and typically made into oil
  13. 25. is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people.
  14. 28. “Citius, __________, Fortius” (Latin: “Faster, Higher, Braver”)
  15. 30. era when there was a spread of Greek ideas and culture from the Eastern Mediterranean to Asia
  16. 33. a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena
  17. 34. Greek God of Trade, Eloquence and Messenger of the Gods.
  18. 35. an island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. It's popularly known for its summer party atmosphere.
  19. 36. accompaniment to the bread
  20. 37. class of unfree peasants in Spartan society
  21. 38. knowledge of writing was lost and most people lived in isolated villages
  22. 42. was the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment.
  23. 45. he Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals,metallurgy,fire and volcanoes.
  24. 47. is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of columns.
  25. 49. These columns are the thinnest and smallest columns out of the three canonic orders, it is characterized by the use of volutes.