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agora
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outdoor marketplaces
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Classical Greek
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431-323 BC
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cratia/kratos
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meaning rule in Greek
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vendor
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a seller of goods
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plague
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fast-spreading often fatal disease
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catastrophe
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any great or sudden disaster
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aristocrat
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members of rich, powerful families
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Aristotle
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(384 BCE-332 BCE) Greek philospher, pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
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Hippocrates
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Greek physician who greatly invented new medicines.
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myths
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traditional stories about the deeds and misdeeds of gods, goddesses, and heroes
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parthanon
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famous building dedicated to the goddess athena
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Skepticism
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doubt about the truth of something
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Aristocracy
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Ruled by the best (most powerful)
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trade
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exchange of goods; the buying and selling of goods and products
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Alliance
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A union between nations for assistance and protection
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Socrates
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Greek Philosopher who is famous for his method to the question and answer.
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epics
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long poems describing heroes and great events
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minoans
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developed a system of writing, created fine artwork, including carved statuettes, pottery, metal bowls, jewelry, and weavings; they were great sailors and carried on a rich trade w/ people of Egypt, Phoenicia, and Mesopotamia, master builders, the 1st Greeks, lived on Crete and Thera, very advanced
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battle of marathon
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fought against persia; now iran,
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peninsula
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land surrounded by water on three sides
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Crete
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an island in the eastern Mediterranean sea, where the Minoans appeared
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Sophist
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believed there was no absolute right or wrong.
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city-state
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a city and its surrounding lands that act as a separate independent state
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Herodotus
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the ancient Greek known as the father of history
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Oligarchy
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A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class
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hoplite
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a greek foot solider who wore hevy amor
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citadel
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a fort built on top of a hill
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democritus
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first to develop theory that world was made up of atoms; atomic theory
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Greek theater
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Based on well-known myths, Rooted in religious rites (cult of Dionysus), Meant to educate the viewer, All-male cast, 2 or 3 principal actors with chorus of 12 to 15 men, Masks, music, dancing, and chanting, Performed in trilogies
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Troy
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the place were the Trojan war took place
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Democracy
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A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of citizens.
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King Minos
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Legendary king of the Minoans, said to have a son who was part bull part human, who was called the minotaur, and was put in a labyrinth under the castle
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the Odyssey
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An ancient Greek epic by Homer that recounts the adventures of Odysseus during his return from the war in Troy to his home in the Greek island of Ithaca.
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apollo
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temple of what god was built on the crack in the oracle of delphi
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Time Frame of the Minoans
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3000 B.C. to 1100 B.C.
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Legacy
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is what a person leaves behind when he or she dies.
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Decline of the Minoans
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1450 B.C. Thera, a nearby island erupts ash covers minoan farmland fires erupt, 500 ft tidal wave hits Crete which destroys the Minoan ports and fleet
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democracy or democratic
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a way of governing a country in which the people choose their leaders
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Tell about the Minotaur Legend
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a Beast was believed to have lived in the palace of Crete, it would eat people, Theseus killed it
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