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30 Cards in this Set
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Peninsula
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An area of land nearly surrounded by water
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Peloponnese
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The large peninsula that is part of Greece
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Polis
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A Greek city-state
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Agora
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A place where Greeks meet and conduct business
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Acropolis
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A large hill which the Greeks built their city-states around
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Democracy
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A form of government where the people vote to make decisions
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Tyrant
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A ruler that takes complete power by force
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Oligarchy
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The kind of government that is run by a small group of people
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Philosopher
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A person who thinks in search of wisdom
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Sparta
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A city-state in Ancient Greece
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Athens
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A city-state in Ancient Greece
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Peloponnesian war
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The war between Sparta and Athens
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Spartiate
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A pure spartan
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Helot
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A slave in ancient Sparta
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Ephor
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A high ranked government official in Sparta
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Cavalry
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A part of the army that the soldiers ride horses
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Oracle
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A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess would speak for a god or goddess
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Alexander the Great
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The king of Macedonia
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Hellenistic era
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The time period after the death of Alexander the Great
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Cyrus the great
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The king of Persia
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Bard
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A storyteller
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Fable
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A story that is meant to teach a lesson
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Drama
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A play that tells the story
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Tragedy
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A serious play with a sad ending
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Comedy
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A play that is funny
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Sophists
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Greek teachers of philosophy
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Socratic method
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Questioning it gain truth
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Rhetoric
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Public speaking and debate
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Direct Democracy |
Peoplevote on every issue directly to make decisions
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Representative Democracy |
People vote to elect officials to make decisions on their behalf
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