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- 3. An educated guess
- 6. A government ruled by a few powerful people
- 10. of Salamis 480 B.C.E. The battle that effectively ended the Persian war. The Greek fleet, although vastly outnumbered, defeated the Persian fleet. This helped end the Persian war, freeing Greece.
- 12. state society organized for the purpose of waging war
- 14. War (431-404 BCE) Wars fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies; came in two stages, the first from c. 460-446 BCE and the second and more significant war from 431-404 BCE. With battles occurring at home and abroad, the long and complex conflict was damaging to both sides but Sparta, with financial help from Persia, finally won the conflict by destroying the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami in 405 BCE.
- 16. of Marathon (490 BC) When a runner ran 26.1 Miles to deliver the message of victory of Greece over Persia in a great battle that SAVED ATHENS
- 17. League Formed from the surrounding city-states near Sparta. It was formed to defeat democracy in Athens.
- 20. League an alliance headed by Athens that says that all Greek city-states will come together and help fight the Persians
- 22. Oath a set of promises about patient care that new doctors make when they start practicing medicine
- 24. Method way of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves
- 25. A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- 26. Democracy A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
- 27. A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community
- 28. A body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
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- 1. A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields
- 2. a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
- 4. 18 foot-long Macedonian pike (spear).
- 5. farmer Farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops
- 7. Spartan slave
- 8. Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great.
- 9. Cruel and oppressive government or rule
- 10. military housing
- 11. Games in ancient Greece, an athletic competition held every four years in honor of Zeus
- 13. A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
- 15. Civilization an advanced state of development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions
- 17. A city-state in ancient Greece.
- 18. Democracy a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
- 19. foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan
- 21. A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
- 23. Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government (who gets what, when, and how)