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Polis

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A city-state in ancient greece.

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Citizen

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A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country.

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acropolis

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"high city" high hill in city-state where temples and public buildings were located.

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politics

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the art and practice of government according to the greeks.

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Minoans

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early, highly advanced civilization developed on Crete.

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Mycena

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civilization influenced by Minoans, that developed on mainland Greece.

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The Dark Age

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With fall Mycenaeans, Greek Culture declined and Greeks migrated across the Aegean settling in Ionia.

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Peninsula

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an area of land almost entirely surrounded by water (3 sides)

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harbor

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a sheltered placed along a coast used to protect boats and ships.

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Crete

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a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Greece.