Ancient Greece Vocab

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Community structure of ancient Greece with urban center and countryside: ______________

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Polis

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An ____________ is a government where a small group of the wealthiest hold power.

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Aristocracy

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Sporting competition held every four years in honor of Zeus.

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Olympics

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Parthenon's architecture reflects Greek culture, language, and history as __________.

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Hellenistic

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City-state where democracy began and modern capital of Greece.

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Athens

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The ____________ is a high hill that housed the fortress of the city-state.

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Acropolis

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Greek stories about gods and goddesses explain events.

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Mythology

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Long-term war between Athens and Sparta.

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Peloponnesian War

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Macedonian King who expanded his empire across three continents?

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Alexander the Great

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Military society city-state?

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Sparta