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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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