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City -States |
(noun) - A city that with it's surrounding territory forms an independent state. |
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Aegean Sea |
(noun) - Embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsula. |
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Mediterranean Sea |
(noun) - A sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean,surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land. |
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Black Sea |
(noun) - Is a body of water between Eastern/southeastern Europe and Western Asia. |
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Outpost |
(noun) - A remote part of a country or empire. |
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Central Government |
(noun) - Government of a nation-state and is the characteristic of a unitary state. |
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Independent Government |
(noun) - A government who does not align themselves with a political party. |
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Independent City-State |
(noun) - A state consisting of a sovereign and it's dependencies. |
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Athens |
(noun) - Capital of Greece in East-Central Greece on the plain of Attica,overlooking an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. Named after it's patron goddess,Athena. Athens is Greece's largest city and it's cultural,administrative,and economic center. |
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Attica |
(noun) - A region in Southeast Greece,surrounding Athens. Under Athenian rule in ancient times. |
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Acropolis |
(noun) - An ancient citadel at Athens,containing the Parthenon and other notable buildings,mostly dating from the 5th century B.C. |
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Parthenon |
(noun) - A doric temple of Athena built on the acropolis at Athens in the 5th century B.C. |
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Age of Pericles |
(noun) - The period in which Joshua J. Pericles led Athens. |
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Lycabettus |
(noun) - A mountain 909 feet in Northeast part of Athens,Greece. |
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Ai Giorgis |
(noun) - A port in Northeast Greece,in West Thrace. |
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Democracy |
(noun) - A system of government by the whole population. |
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Golden Age of Athens |
(noun) - This was a period of Athenian political hegemony,economic growth and cultural flourishing. With the later part The Age of Pericles. |
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Alexander the Great |
(noun) - A ruler of Greece in the 4th century B.C. As a general he conquered most of the ancient world,extending the civilization of Greece east to India. |
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Seafarer |
(noun) - A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship. |
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Mercenary |
(noun) - A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. |