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| Peninsula | A body of land that has water on three sides |
| Peloponnesus | The southern tip of Greece that forms a second peninsula. |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land that acts like a bridge. |
| Mount Olympus | The highest mountain in Greeceand home of the Olympian god. |
| Democracy | Government where citizens make the political decisions by woting and amking their voices heard. |
| Polis | A small city-state that had its own government and controlled the surrounding land. |
| Monarchy | A type of government where a king or queen rule. |
| Aristocracy | Rich wealthy land owners who were in the upper class-nobles. |
| Oligarchy | "Rule by few";a small numder of people run the government. |
| Citizen | A person loyal to their government and has the protection of the government. |
| Athens | A city-state pf ancient Greece that promoted having democracy and stressed learning. |
| Sparta | A city-state that promoted having a strong army. |
| Pericles | Athenian leader who expanded democracy to the poor and leader during the Peloponnesian |
| Delian League | A group of Greek City-state who worked together to protect themselves after the Persain War. |
| Acropolis | The 'High city' where important temples and monument were located in Greece |
| Parthenon | An important bulding in Athena where a statue of goddess Athena is |
| Peloponnesian War | A civil war between Athens, Sparta and other city states that began in 431 BC |
| Truce | An agreement to stop fighting |
| Alexander the Great | A young leader who created an empire stretching from Greece to Egypt, Mesopotamia and clear to India. |
| Alexandris's light House | one of the seven ancient wonders; an enormous light house in Alexandria Egypt that could be seen 35 miles away. |
| Herodotus | The Father of History. He wrote an account of the Persian Wars calld the History. |
| Socrates | A philospher who taught students to question and examine their beliefs; it is called the Socratic Method today. |
