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Outdoor market place
agora
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A government ruled by a few wealthy people
aristocracy
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Greek city state that had strict military rule
Sparta
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A government by the people
democracy
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An island in the Mediterranean Sea, center of Minoan civilization
Crete
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The sea that separates Greece and Italy
Ionian Sea
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A mountain in northern Greece where the Greeks believed the gods and goddesses lived
Mount Olympus
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City state that was the best example of democracy, the capital of Greece today
Athens
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Greek poet that wrote the Iliad and The Odyssey
Homer
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Valuables taken in war
plunder
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Greek philosopher, was a student of Socrates
Plato
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An early city state of Greece
Mycenae
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A story that includes gods/goddesses, used to explain events in nature
myth
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Athenian leader, was responsible for building the Parthenon
Pericles
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Site of the legendary Trojan war
Troy
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