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Review- Rise of Greece

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Western civilizationincludes Europe and the Americas/ ideas come from ancient Greeks
peninsulaland surrounded by water on three sides; Greece is this
Ionialand along the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey) that Athens sent ships to help
Persian Empirewas at war with the Greek city-states
sea tradershow Greeks made a living, other than farming
olives, grapesprimary crops of Greek farmers
Minoanssea traders who built a civilization on the island of Crete
Mycenaeansnomads from central Asia who migrated to the Greek peninsula to live
Trojan Warwar between the Mycenaeans and the city of Troy; Homer's Iliad is based on what happened
Homerauthor of the greatest Greek poems- the Iliad and the Odyssey
Odysseypoem that tells of Odysseus and his journey home from the Trojan War
Iliadpoem that tells what happened in the Trojan War
Dark Age of Greecetime when writing and trade stopped in ancient Greece
Hellenespeople of the Greek peninsular and Ionia; today known as "Greeks"
aristocratsrich landowners
tyrantstook power from the aristocrats and gave citizens a voice in the government
AthensGreek city-state where the world's first form of democracy began
SpartaGreek city-state known for its great soldiers and military training
King Darius Ileader of the Persian Empire who attacked the Athenians for helping the Ionians
Marathonbattle where the Athenians defeated the Persians (under Darius) and forced them to leave Greece
Xerxesson of King Darius I, he invaded Greece a 2nd time
Salamisfinal battle between the Persian Empire and Greeks; the Greeks won and preserved their way of life
Asiawhere the Persian Empire was located
Europewhere Greece is located
Aegean Seabody of water that separated Greece from the Persian Empire
citizena person born within a city-state or country
city-statean independent area with a central city and land surrounding it



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