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| citizens | members of a state or nation, they have certain rights and also certain responsibilities |
| comedies | funny plays with happy endings |
| democracy | government of the people in which each citizen is believed to have the right to speak and vote |
| indigo | a plant which provides a blue coloring for dyeing cloth |
| oracle | a person who was believed to receive messages directly from the gods and could tell what would happen in the future |
| philosopher | wise person who thought about and discussed the meaning of life and the problems of life |
| tragedies | serious plays with unhappy endings |
| tyrant | a ruler with absolute powers |
| Alexander the Great | conquered most of the then-known world in less than 10 years, son of Philip of Macedonia |
| Athena | Greek goddess of wisdom; goddess of the city of Athens |
| Darius I | King of Persia defeated at Marathon |
| Homer | blind poet who wrote the "Iliad" about the Trojan War |
| Philip (of Macedonia) | King of Macedonia who defeated the Greeks but died before he could invade Persia. Father of Alexander the Great. |
| Heinrich Schliemann | Hired diggers to dig and search for the ruins of Troy. Did much to aid in the knowledge of ancient history. |
| Socrates | philosopher who was sentenced to die by drinking a cup of poison hemlock |
| Solon | leader of early Athens, often said to have started democracy |
| Xerxes | King of Persia who was defeated by the Athenian navy at the Bay of Salamis. Known in the Bible as King Ahasueras. |
| Zeus | chief of all the Greek gods |
| Aegeans | Early settlers of Greece, received their name because they lived by the Aegean Sea |
| Hellespont | channel that connects the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea |
| Thermopylae | mountain pass where Spartans fought to the death to try and stop the Persians |
| Acropolis | a hill in the city of Athens with many tempes such as the Parthenon |
| Parthenon | Greek temple dedicated to the Athena found on the Acropolis in Athens |
| Olympic games | contests of grace and skill held for entertainment and to honor the gods |
