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The first Greek Olympics were held in honor of the Greek gods, in particular Zeus.
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At this point most Greek city-states have different governments such as tyranny, aristocracy, oligarchy, and democracy.
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One of the leading citizens during the Golden age of Athens was Pericles. He was constantly re-elected as general and eventually was the most powerful and influential men in Athens
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The Persians and their emperor Xerxes invaded Greek city-states, so the Spartans and the Athenians fought together against the Persians. And they won!
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The Big Four were a group of for Greek writers Aeschylus (drama), Sophocles (drama), Euripides (drama), and Aristophanes (comedy). They were all very popular with the Athenian officials and citizens.
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The war was between Sparta and Athens and lasted 20 years until Sparta conquered Athens.
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Plato was a student of Socrates, another great philosopher. Socrates was put to death and Plato being a student of him was no longer welcome in Athens. Plato admired mathematics because he believed it led to a pure abstract truth. He thought that the government gave power to people that didn't understand justice.
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Students of Plato and Aristotle open a school called the Academy. It is considered the first institution of higher learning in the western world.
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Aristotle was a student of Plato and he studied at Plato's school until he opened his own school called Lyceum. He developed basic scientific research by collecting facts, analyzing them, and coming up with theories. In the Middle Ages he was referred to as, "The Philosopher."
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King Alexander rose to power at the age of 20 because his father was murdered. He conquered Persia and most of Egypt and created the city of Alexandria. He died of a fever at the age of 32
