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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
World history
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Shrine | area dedicated to honor god or goddess |
Fresco | watercolor paintings on wet plaster |
Strait | narrow water passage |
Polis | city-state |
Acropolis | at the city |
Monarchy | rule by king |
Aristocracy | rule by elite (landowners) |
Oligarchy | rule by few (business class) |
Phalanx | massive formation of foot soldiers |
Helot | state owned slaves (Sparta) |
Democracy | rule by people |
Tyrant | one who gains power by force |
Legislature | 'law' making body |
Alliance | formal agreement between two nation |
Direct Democracy | large number of citizens with direct role |
Stipend | fixed salary |
Jury | panel of citizens in a trial |
Ostracism | vote to banish |
Logic | rational thinking |
Rhetoric | public speaking |
Tragedy | play of human suffering ending in disaster |
Comedy | humorous play that made fun of people or customs |
Assassination | murder of public figure |
Assimilate | to absorb |
Heliocentric | sun is center |