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Ancient Greece

7th grade social studies

AB
AGORAcentral marketplace
ATHENSleader of Greece during its Golden Age
ATTACKED BY PERSIAreason Athens & Sparta united in 500 BC
CRETE & RHODESlargest islands in the Aegean sea are....
EPICSHomer's long poems are called....
GOLDEN AGEThe Peloponnesian wars signaled the end of Athens'.....
HELOTSSpartan slaves
LIBRARIES & MUSEUMSIn the Egyptian city of Alexandria were the world's first......
MACEDONIANSThey preserved Greek culture after the fall of Athens
DEMOCRACYsystem of government developed in Greece, where citizens made their own laws
MEDITERRANEAN & AGEANmajor seas of the Agean world
MONARCHYsystem of govenment headed by a king or queen
MORTALITYmain difference between gods and humans
OLIGARCHYgovernment headed by a few rich & powerful people
PARTHENONlargest building in the Acropolis
PENINSULAlandmass surrounded by water on 3 sides
POLISGreek city-state
POLYTHEISMreligion with many gods
SEA TRAVELthe way Ancient Greece developed links with other societies
SPARTAGreek city-state known for its military way of life
TRADE for grainthe reason triremes sailed to the Nile Delta from Greece
TRIAL BY JURYPericles established this to strengthen democracy
TYRANNYsystem of government ruled by a military dictator
ZEUSthe Olympic games were established as a festival to him


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