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| advanced bronze age culture that flourished in crete from 3000 to 1100 B.C. |
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| one hellanic people that invaded Greece around 1100 B.C. and remained culturaly and liguistically distinct within the Greek world. |
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| City-state of ancient greece |
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| the fortified height or citadel of an ancient greek city. |
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| military formation of foot soldiers. |
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| Athenian tyrant remembered for encouraging athletic contests and literary efforts. |
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Athenian statesman who enacted the legal reforms of solon. generally regarded as the
founder of athenian democracy. |
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| Greek physician who laid the foundations of scientific medicine. |
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| A presocratic greek philosopher and astronomer who was said by aristotle to be the founder of physical science. |
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| athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the parthenon. |
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| greek philosopher, student of socrates he presented his ideas through dramatic dialogues. Wrote "The Republic" and "The Apology". |
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| the greek philosopher who summarized most of his knowlege up to his time and developed a type of logical argument. |
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| King of macedon, built the army that defeated a Greek coalition at Chaeronea and achieved a peace settlement in which all the states except sparta participated. |
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| greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory. |
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| athenian politician who codified the laws of Athens. |
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| a government ruled by a few wealthy and powerful people. |
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| athenian lawgiver and poet, made the discuss thrower |
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greek historian. considered the greatest historian of antiquity, he wrote a critical
history of the peloponnesian war that contains funeral oration of Pericles. |
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| Greek historian whose wrtings, chiefly concerning the persian wars, are the earliest known examples of narrative history. |
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| War between greece and the persian empire. |
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| war between sparta and athens. |
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| king of persia who expanded the empire, organized a highly efficient administrative system , invaded greece, defeated in the battle of marathon. |
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| considered by plato to be the tenth muse, this woman poet is known for her beautiful lyric poetry. |
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