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  1. 5. the basic law making body in a democracy, made up of a group of citizens
  2. 6. goddess of wisdom and war, patron goddess of Athens
  3. 8. another name for city-state used by the Greeks
  4. 11. Peninsula a stretch of land that extends southward into the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
  5. 12. Ancient Athenian leader who strove to make Athens the center of art and literature and who was responsible for building the Parthenon.
  6. 13. Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician whose ideas led to the field of geometry
  7. 16. Scientist of the Hellenistic Age who was the first person to explain how levers work
  8. 17. developed written code of Athenian law 620 BC
  9. 18. powerful military ships - on the bow was a bronze-tipped battering ram, which could easily slice through a wooden ship.
  10. 20. a type of government in which all power is held in the hands of one ruler, usually a military leader
  11. 21. a mountain in northern Greece thought by the ancient Greeks to be the home of their gods
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  1. 1. Queen of the gods
  2. 2. method an approach to teaching developed by the Greek philosopher, Socrates, which involves teaching people to think by asking questions
  3. 3. a government run by the people in which citizens make their laws
  4. 4. a government that is run by a few people, usually by members of rich, powerful families
  5. 7. Ancient Greek poet who composed two poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, about the Trojan War
  6. 9. sea goddesses in mythology that sang a lured sailors to their deaths.
  7. 10. Ancient Greek doctor who is often called the "father of medicine"
  8. 13. valuables taken in war
  9. 14. Goddess of love and beauty
  10. 15. King of the gods
  11. 19. a system of government ruled by a queen or a king; "one ruler"