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| Ancient seafaring people of Crete |
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| Primary occupation of the Minoans |
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| Ocean south of Greece that surrounds Crete |
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| Geographic features that separated Greek city-states |
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| Geographic feature of Italy's northern border |
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| Legendary ruler of Bronze Age Crete |
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| People who replaced the Minoans as the chief power of the Aegean world |
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| Ten-year conflict between the Myceneans and the people of Troy |
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| Epic poem about the Trojan War |
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| People who conquered the Myceneans around 1000 B.C.E. |
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| Sea that separated Greece and Asia Minor |
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| Sea that formed Greece's western border |
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| Most famous of Alexander's new cities, in Egypt |
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| Economic activity made necessary by Greek geography |
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| Major city of ancient Crete |
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| Mountainous land north of Greece |
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| Peninsula on which Greece is located |
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| Southern portion of ancient Greece |
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| Region of Greek city-states in Asia Minor and on Aegean islands |
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| Italy's central mountain range |
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| Large island at the toe of Italy |
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| Geographic and political center of Greek life |
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| Earliest form of city-state government |
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| Form of government developed in Athens |
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| People of Athens who spent their lives secluded at home |
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| Sole occupation of male Spartan citizens |
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| Greek word for the city-state |
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| Fortified hilltop at a city's center |
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| A city's open meeting area, usually the marketplace |
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| Form of government in Sparta |
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| Set of principles and rules for governing; Athens had one |
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| Where male Spartan citizens lived from age 7 to age 30 |
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| Fate of unhealthy or imperfect Spartan babies |
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| Fate of Athenian debtors, abolished by Solon |
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| What Athenian girls were taught |
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| The five governing officials of Sparta |
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| One of the two ruling bodies in Sparta |
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| Body of Athenian citizens that passed laws |
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| Athenian body that proposed laws and handled daily affairs |
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| South-central, militaristic city-state |
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| Attican city-state that developed as a democracy |
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| Wars with a powerful empire of Asia Minor in 490-479 B.C.E. |
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| Leader who sailed an army across the Aegean to Greece in 490 B.C.E. |
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| Persian leader who sent his army back to Greece in 480 B.C.E. |
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| Statesman who led Athens to its greatest heights |
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| Athenian leader who drew up a code of laws |
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| Athenian leader whose name today means a wise lawmaker |
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| Athenian leader who established nearly complete democracy |
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| Battle in which the Greeks defeated the Persians in 490 B.C.E. |
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| Defensive alliance led by Athens |
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| Thirty-year war between Athens and Sparta |
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| Event in addition to war that destroyed Athens |
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| City-state that overthrew Spartan rule in 371 B.C.E. |
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| Greek rulers who seized power by force, often backed by the poor |
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| Mountain pass defended by Spartans in 480 B.C.E. |
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| Sea battle in which Athenians defeated Persians in 480 B.C.E. |
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| Final, decisive battle that ended the wars in 479 B.C.E. |
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| Athenian ruler who introduced land reform and was supported by the lower classes |
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| Ruler of Macdeon who united the Greek city-states |
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| Phillip's son and successor |
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| Empire conquered by Alexander |
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| Northern African country conquered by Alexander |
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| Culture spread by Alexander |
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| Athenian orator who vigorously opposed Phillip |
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| Easternmost extent of Alexander's empire |
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| Cause of Alexander's death |
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| Structure in Egypt's Alexandria; one of the Seven Wonder of the Ancient World |
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| Phillip's ambition in life |
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| unite Greek city-states or |
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| City-state where Phillip was held hostage as a youth |
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| Alexander's major influence on the world |
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| Special infantry formation of the Greek and Macedonian armies |
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| Battle in which Phillip gained control of Greece |
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| Alexander's age when he came to power |
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| Northern portion of Alexander's empire at its division |
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| Southern portion of Alexander's empire at its division |
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| Eastern portion of Alexander's empire at its division |
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| Alexandria's renowned center of learning |
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