Ancient Greek Terms

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acropolis

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a fortress on top of a hill

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Aesop

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a Greek famous for his fables

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agora

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an open-air market place

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city-state

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a city and its surrounding farmland, has its own laws, rulers, and money

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Classical Age

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time period marked by great achievement

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fables

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short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live

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Iliad and Odyssey

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epic poems written by Homer: The Iliad is the primary source of information we have about the Trojan War. The Odyssey tells the story of the struggles of Odysseus on his return home to his wife after the Trojan War.

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peninsula

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an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

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polis

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a Greek city-state.

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Pericles

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the Greek leader of Athens, under which democracy worked the best