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| peninsula | land that is surrounded on three sides by water |
| Peloponnesus | a peninsula in southern Greece, between the Ionian and Aegean Seas |
| Crete | a Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece |
| polis | city or village with its own leaders and government |
| agora | the central marketing place of Athens and the site of numerous temples and government buildings |
| Sparta | Greek city-state with a strong army |
| Athens | The capital of Greece; famous for navy and culture |
| monarchy | country ruled by a queen or a king; "one ruler" |
| democracy | a government run by the people in which citizens make their laws |
| myth | a story about the gods and goddesses |
| epic | a long poem that celebrates gods, heroes, or events |
| tragedy | play in which life is seriously; usually has a sad ending |
| comedy | a play that is funny |
| Alexander the Great | greatest military leader ever to live because he conquered so many nations |
| Aristotle | famous Greek philosopher |
| Macedonia | defeated Greece and ended Ancient Greece |
| Europe | continent where Greece is located |
| Mount Olympus | highest mountain in Greece - where the gods lived |
| city-states | Ancient Greece was divided into ... |
| Athens and Sparta | powerful Greek city-states |
| Phillip III | King of Macedonia - conquered Greece |
| trireme | great ships used in battle by the Greeks |
| hoplite | elite foot soldiers |
| totaltarian | country ruled by military and kings |
| jury | trial by ... and democracy were first started in Greece |
| mosaic | art form with small pieces of stone or glass in plaster |
| metic | free men born outside a city |
| Olympians | the major Greek gods |
| myths | tales about the gods' lives |
| coins | money first used in Greece |
| Hippocrates | 'father of medicine' |
| Parthenon | temple of Athena |
| amphora | famous Greek pottery |
| stores wine and water | amphora |
| Olympics | sporting event that Greeks are noted for |
| stopped wars and held every 4 years | Olympics |
