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People
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Sparta
Vocabulary
Misc.
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Poseidon
Zeus's brother, ruler of the sea and cause of earthquakes. Lord of horses
100
Greece
This country is a peninsula and we did a unit on it.
100
Army
They were known to have the biggest what?
100
City-state
Tiny-nations = both a city and a state
100
Golden Age
Athens grew rich during this time period.
200
Achilles
He was dipped into a magical river and no harm could come to him.
200
Athens
It is a city-state and they believe in democracy.
200
House work
Spartan women did this while the men were away
200
Aristocracy
The rich and powerful
200
Trojan Horse
This was supposed to be a present, but soldiers hid inside of it and invaded the city of Troy.
300
Hera
She was the mother of all gods and the wife of Zeus.
300
Troy
This city was destroyed by the Greeks after the attacked by hiding inside of a horse.
300
7 years old
Spartan boys had to go to camp to be raised by the Spartan army at this age.
300
Acropolis
A high-city
300
Olympic Games
Sports and games. The best athletes were known as heroes.
400
Homer
He wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey.
400
Sparta
This city-state is known for its military and discipline
400
300
This many Spartans fought the Persian army.
400
Peninsula
An area of land surrounded by three sides of water
400
democracy
a form of government in which citizens govern themselves.
500
Paris
Prince of Troy who fell in love with Helen.
500
Crete
This is where the Minotaur lived.
500
Army.
Spartans were known to have the biggest what?
500
Epic
A long poem
500
The Golden Age
During this time, Greece became rich in money and in the arts.