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minoans: civilization from Crete with a strong navy from the 15th century
Crete: part of Greece; an island in the Mediterranean Sea. oldest civilization in Europe
olympic games: began in 700 BC to honor the Greek Gods
Zeus: Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.
Pentathlon: An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
stade race: the ancient version of a sprint - to run from one end of the stadium to the other
milo: best wrestler of all time he won 5 wrestling Olympic laurels
Sostartos: Mr. Finger-tips- he was a famous pankriatist- he broke peoples fingers early so they would give up
olive branch: the laurel that was given to a winner in the ancient Olympics
boxing: added in 688B.C. boxers fight until the collapsed or admitted defeat, they wore leather thongs on their hands
wrestling: two types- upright and ground tripping was permitted but no biting or gouging of eyes
pankration: an Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
Mount Olympus: the home of the 12 Olympian gods
Athens: the intellectual center of Greece, one of the first city-states of its time. Named after Athena the goddess of wisdom
Socrates: A Classical Greek philosopher.
Hippocratic oath: 1. treat to best ability 2. never ever intentionally injure 3. never ever share patient information
Plato: Greek philosopher, 427-347 BC, follower of Socrates.
Aristotle: An ancient Greek philosopher (382–322 BC), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.
Agora: A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.
Tyranny: A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power.
epic poem: book long poem with a hero
Battle of Marathon: 490 B.C. one of history's most famous battles. Greece beat the Persians and this gave them the confidence to defend themselves
Trojan War: (Classical Mythology) Decade long war waged by Sparta, under king Agamemnon, against the Trojans, to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of king Menelaus, by Paris, son of Trojan king Priam; ended in the destruction Troy.
Helen of Troy: prettiest person in Troy, kidnapped by Paris in the Trojan war
Achilles: semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
Meneleas: King of Mycenaean, the husband of Helen of Troy- King during the Trojan war
Hector: A Trojan hero in Iliad. The oldest child of Priam and Hercuba- presumed heir to the throne of Troy
Odysseus: son of Laertes; wisest Greek leader during the Trojan War, and resposible for the Trojan horse; king of Ithaca; hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey
Trojan Horse: (Greek legend) a hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks gained access to Ilium or Troy.
philosophy: An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism
Greek legacy: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Euclid: Euclid of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician
Myceneans: 1900 BC- 1100 BC is a cultural period of Bronze Age-
Knossas: Capital of Minoan Crete
Infanticide: Child sacrifice
Spartans: very strong, war like, 7 year old boys were trained to be soldiers
Persian Wars: 1. Marathan 2. Thermopylae 3. Salamis Greek and Persian wars
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