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| Harbor | A is a sheltered place along a coast. |
| Mediterranen Sea | Is a large almost landlock arm of the Atlantic Ocean touching Europe, Asis, and Africa. |
| Crete | A Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece |
| Rhodes | A Greek island lying east of Crete in the Aegea Sea |
| Attica | A peninsula in the east-central Greece on the Aegean Sea on which Athens was built |
| Pelopnnesus | A mountainous peninsula in sothern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean seas. |
| Phoenicia | An ancient seafaring civilization located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Polis | A city-state in ancient Greece. |
| Acropolis | Large hill where city residents could seek shelter and safety in times of war and met to discuss community affairs. |
| Agora | Central area in Greek cities used both as a mraketplace and a meeting place. |
| Oligarchy | A type of government where a small groun controls the decision making. |
| Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen |
| Democracy | A type of government in which citizens vote on making governmental decisions. |
| Colony | A territory or community that is under control of another country. |
| Homer | 700's b.c. Greek poet. |
| Athens | For many centuries the most powerful of all ancient Greek city-states; capital of present day Greece. |
| Sparta | Largest ancient Greek city-state located on the southern Peloponnesus |
| Mount Olympus | The highest mountain in Greece where the ancient Greeks believed many of their gods and goddesses lived. |
| Assembly | a lawmaking body of a government. |
| Jury | A group of citezens chosen to hear evidence amake decisions in a court of law. |
| Philosophy | The study if or searcg for truth, wisdom, and the right way to live. |
| Peloponnesian War | A war between Athens and Sparta 400 b.c. ending in a victory for Sparta. |
| Pericles | An Athenian general who led Athens during the war with Sparta; he made sure that poor as well as rich citizens could take part in overnment. |
| Socrates | A Greek philosopher who discussed laws,customs, values, and religion, with students; accused of urging young people to revolt, he was sentenced to death. |
| Plato | A Greek philosopher and student of Socrates. |
| Parthenon | A temple to the goddess Athena, built in 447-442 b.c. on the acropolis in Athens. |
| Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Persia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley;his conquests spread Greek culture thoughout parts of three continents. |
| Aristotle | Greek philosopher who was the private teacher of Alexander the Great. |
| Macedonia | A ancient kingdom ruled by Alexander the Great that conquered Creeceand the Persian empire in the 300's b.c. |
| Alexandria | A city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great. |
