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| 2 prominent regions of ancient Greece |
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| earliest cultures of Europe |
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one of the chief Aegean civilizations
located on island of Crete
developed 1st important European civilization after the Flood |
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one of chief Aegean civilizations
located on Greek mainland
citizens also called Ionians |
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one of chief Aegean civilizations
located along Hellespont |
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| legendary king whose palace was at Knossos |
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| barbarian invaders who "overwhelmed" Mycenaean culture |
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| classical-age Greeks who made "great contributions to Western civilization" |
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poet who had greatest influence on the thinking of a people
wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey |
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| glorified human beings who had unusual abilities and tremendous bravery |
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what Greeks called non-Greek-speaking people
regarded as inferior |
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date that the Greek calendar starts
1st year of Olympic games |
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| Persian king who crushed the Greek revolt |
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| began when the Persian king sent a naval fleet to Greece |
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| battle spot where Greeks held off Persian invaders for 3 days |
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| Spartan leader who led 300 men to delay Persian army |
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| Athenian who fought Xerses in naval battle and won |
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| 1st major naval battle in history |
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battle in which the rest of the Persian army was defeated
defined as "a turning point in world history" |
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| start of Greek's war against Persia |
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| Date of final battle against Persia & end of the war |
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