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A blind singing poet of ancient Greece |
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A large group of foot soldiers, armed with shields and spears and trained to move together |
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A philosopher concernced with finding the best way to live |
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Alexander the Great's empire extended as far east as |
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At age 7, boys began a program of education designed to make them good citizens here. |
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At age 7, boys began a training program designed to make them loyal soldiers here. |
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At the age of 18, boys in this city-state became citizens after taking a pledge in a solemn ceremony |
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Became the language used in most of the civilized world |
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Conditions such as temperature and precipitation which change from day to day |
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Most of Greece was conquered by Alexander's father |
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Most of the men in this city-state never learned to read or write |
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The Greek god honored by the Olympic games |
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The alphabet the Greeks borrowed and added vowels to |
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The amount of rain, snow, sleet, etc., an area receives |
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The body of water which cuts Greece almost in half |
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The book of the Bible which prophesied Alexander the Great's short life |
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The city-state where philosophers and foreigners were not welcomed |
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The climate zone that is neither too hot nor too cold |
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The first city-state to become powerful |
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The freed slave who wrote fables |
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The idea of democracy was developed in this city-state. |
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The independent cities Greece was made up of in Ancient times |
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The name Alexander the Great gave to each of the 16 cities he built |
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Alexandria, after himself |
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The peninsula Greece is located on |
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The place where men practiced sports |
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The religious center of the city |
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The word that comes from two words meaning "people" and "rule" |
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They completed all of the work in Sparta |
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This city-state was the greatest cultural center in ancient Greece |
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Usually the largest gathering place in the Greek city-state |
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Weather conditions of a region over a period of many years |
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Why the spreading of the Greek language was important |
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It prepared the way for the writing of the New Testament in Greek |
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