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City called the "Birthplace of Democracy"

Athens

Most famous temple in the above, many of whose artifacts reside in the British Museum

The Parthenon

Term for a citadel built on an area of elevated ground with steep cliffs

Acropolis

City which was the dominant land power in Greece until 371 BC

Sparta

City in Turkey that was destroyed by Greeks in "The Iliad"

Troy

Greek kingdom led by Philip and Alexander

Macedon

African city, founded in 331 BC, which was famous for its library

Alexandria

Highest mountain in Greece; home of the gods

Mount Olympus

Place where the oracle of Apollo could be found

Delphi

Island whose harbor was guarded by a marvelous colossus

Rhodes

Island home to the lyrical poet Sappho

Lesbos

Sea in which the two above islands can be found

Aegean

City whose "sacred band" of elite warriors consisted of 150 male couples

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