Ancient Greece Vocabulary

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An ancient Greek city-state is a(n)

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polis

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The city-state of ______ is where democracy was first created.

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Athens

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The Greek city-state of ______ became a military society.

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Sparta

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Someone who has the right to participate in government is a(n)

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Citizen

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Alexander the Great spread this Greek-like culture across continents.

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Hellenistic culture

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A high hill that housed the fortress of a Greek city-state is called the

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Acropolis

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The long war between Athens and Sparta and their allies that led to Sparta's victory.

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The Peloponnesian War

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This picture shows Greek soldiers arranged in a

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phalanx

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A sporting competition held every four years to honor Zeus was the

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Olympic Games