Ch. 12 Classical Greece Vocab.

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Athens' great leader who strengthened democracy and expanded territory.

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Pericles

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All citizens run the government.

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Direct Democracy

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Greek city-states' alliance for protection, led by Athens.

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Delian League

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Fortified high part of an ancient Greek city-state

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Acropolis

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Temple honoring Athena on the Acropolis, Athens

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Parthenon

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War between Athens and Sparta, 431 B.C.

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Peloponnesian War

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Easily spread, deadly disease

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plague

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Agreement to stop fighting

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truce

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Military machine that threw stones at enemies

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catapult

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King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia, spreading Greek culture.

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Alexander the Great