Unit 6 Greece Vocab Review

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Alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens to protect against Persia.

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Delian League

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An early city like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.

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City-State

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An arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece

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Aegean Sea

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Ancient Greek city-state known for its democracy and as the birthplace of Western civilization; capital of modern Greece.

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Athens

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Elongated bay of the Mediterranean, west of Greece

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Ionian Sea

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A body of water north of Africa

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Mediterranean Sea

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City-state of ancient Greece known for military oligarchy

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Sparta

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A peninsula in southern Greece

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Peloponnesus

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A government where power is held by a few.

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Oligarchy

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A vast empire from 550 to 330 B.C.E. ruling lands in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia

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Persian Empire