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| Greece | a country made up of a peninsula and many islands on the Agean Sea |
| peninsula | land with water surrounding it on 3 sides |
| Greeks | people from Greece |
| geography of Greece | rocky soil, mountains, and plateaus |
| plateau | a steep rise in the land |
| the reason why the Greeks built colonies | to have enough good farmland |
| colony | far-off land or territory that is controlled by a country |
| why the Greeks became sailors and traders | to travel over the Agean and Mediterranean Seas for resources |
| items Greeks traded with Egypt and Mesopotamia | grapes, wine olives, wool, pottery |
| democracy | government that is run by the people |
| Golden Age | a time when Athenians enjoyed peace, art, and good government |
| Aristotle | Greek philospher who wrote about science, art, and law |
| Alexander the Great | conquered many lands for Greece; empire became a mix of many cultures |
| Socrates | philosopher who wanted people to think for themselves |
| Aspasia | an Athenian who opened a shchool for girls in Athens |
| city-states | independent governments that had their own rulers |
| Sparta | city-state where boys were trained to be fighters |
| Athens | city-state where boys were sent to school |
| the Acropolis | a part of Athens high on a hill where the Parthenon was located |
| contributions of the Greeks | comedies, tragedies, the Olympic Games, democracy |
| women could not own land, citizens ran the government | characteristics of Athens |
| women were allowed to learn sports and own land, kings ruled | characteristics of Sparta |
