| Question | Answer |
| highest and most fortified point within a greek city state | acropolis |
| government headed by a privileged minority/upper class | aristocracy |
| play that mocked people or social customs | comedy |
| government in which the people hold ruling power | democracy |
| system of government in which citizens participate directly in a day-day affairs | direct democracy |
| blend of Persian Greek and Indian and Egyptians | Hellenistic culture |
| poet,the Iliad,odyssey | homer |
| king or queen excised central power | monarchy |
| ruling power belongs to few ppl | oligarchy |
| temple on acropolis | Parthenon |
| city state in ancient greece | polis |
| art of skillful speaking | rhetoric |
| a question process aimed at seeking truth | Socratic method |
| in ancient Greece a play that focused on human suffering and very often ended in disaster | tragedy |
| bridge like stone structure that carried up to from the hills into cliffs | aqueduct |
| body of law dealing with private rights of individuals | civil law |
| official form of the patrician class who supervised the government and commanded armies | consul |
| ruler who has complete control over a government | dictator |
| basic unit of ancient roman armies | legion |
| member of landholding upper class in ancient Rome | patrician |
| roman brought peace arder and prosperity | pax romana |
| member of buyer class | plebian |
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on 2009-12-09