History: Ancient Greece Geography And Daily Life Flashcards

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City -States

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(noun) - A city that with it's surrounding territory forms an independent state.

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Aegean Sea

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(noun) - Embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsula.

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Mediterranean Sea

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(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

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(noun) - Is a body of water between Eastern/southeastern Europe and Western Asia.

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Outpost

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(noun) - A remote part of a country or empire.

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Central Government

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(noun) - Government of a nation-state and is the characteristic of a unitary state.

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Independent Government

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(noun) - A government who does not align themselves with a political party.

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Independent City-State

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(noun) - A state consisting of a sovereign and it's dependencies.

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Athens

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(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

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(noun) - A region in Southeast Greece,surrounding Athens. Under Athenian rule in ancient times.

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Acropolis

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(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

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(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

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(noun) - The period in which Joshua J. Pericles led Athens.

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Lycabettus

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(noun) - A mountain 909 feet in Northeast part of Athens,Greece.

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Ai Giorgis

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(noun) - A port in Northeast Greece,in West Thrace.

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Democracy

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(noun) - A system of government by the whole population.

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Golden Age of Athens

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(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

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(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

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(noun) - A person engaged in sailing or working on a ship.

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Mercenary

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(noun) - A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.