| A | B |
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| Trojan War | war between the Mycenaeaans and Troy |
| Polis | Greek city-state |
| Phalanx | military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields |
| Democracy | government controlled by the citizens |
| Oligarchy | Government where power is in the hands of a few people--based on wealth |
| Aristocracy | government in which power is in the hands of the nobility (rich land owners) |
| Helot | a slave or peasant in ancient Sparta |
| Hellenistic | The spreading of Greek culture to other civilizations by Alexander the Great |
| Peloponnesian War | 27 year war between Sparta and Athens. Sparta won! |
| Socrates | Greek Philospher who encouraged students to examine their beliefs |
| Alexander the Great | Between 334 and 324 BCE. Great military leader, became King of Macedonian empire and conquered lands from Greece to India |
| Homer | A blind poet who wrote the Iliad which inspired Alexander the Great |
| Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander The Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato |
| Plato | Socrates' most well known student. Founded and academy in Athens. |
| tyrant | a leader who held power through the use of force |
| Dorians | a Greek-speaking people who migrated into mainland Greece after the destruction of the Mycenaean civilization |
| Persian Wars | A series of wars between the Greeks and the Persians. Greeks usually won! |
