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| A blind singing poet of ancient Greece |
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| A large group of foot soldiers, armed with shields and spears and trained to move together |
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| A philosopher concernced with finding the best way to live |
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| Alexander the Great's empire extended as far east as |
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| At age 7, boys began a program of education designed to make them good citizens here. |
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| At age 7, boys began a training program designed to make them loyal soldiers here. |
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| At the age of 18, boys in this city-state became citizens after taking a pledge in a solemn ceremony |
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| Became the language used in most of the civilized world |
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| Conditions such as temperature and precipitation which change from day to day |
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| Most of Greece was conquered by Alexander's father |
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| Most of the men in this city-state never learned to read or write |
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| The Greek god honored by the Olympic games |
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| The alphabet the Greeks borrowed and added vowels to |
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| The amount of rain, snow, sleet, etc., an area receives |
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| The body of water which cuts Greece almost in half |
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| The book of the Bible which prophesied Alexander the Great's short life |
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| The city-state where philosophers and foreigners were not welcomed |
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| The climate zone that is neither too hot nor too cold |
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| The first city-state to become powerful |
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| The freed slave who wrote fables |
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| The idea of democracy was developed in this city-state. |
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| The independent cities Greece was made up of in Ancient times |
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| The name Alexander the Great gave to each of the 16 cities he built |
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| Alexandria, after himself |
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| The peninsula Greece is located on |
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| The place where men practiced sports |
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| The religious center of the city |
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| The word that comes from two words meaning "people" and "rule" |
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| They completed all of the work in Sparta |
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| This city-state was the greatest cultural center in ancient Greece |
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| Usually the largest gathering place in the Greek city-state |
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| Weather conditions of a region over a period of many years |
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| Why the spreading of the Greek language was important |
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| It prepared the way for the writing of the New Testament in Greek |
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