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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece Quiz
Term | Definition |
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Peninsula | land nearly surrounded by water |
Aristocrats | a rich and powerful family |
Blockade | blocking and area to limit travel and trade |
City-state | a city with its own traditions and its own government and laws |
Democracy | a form of government in which citizens govern themselves |
Hellenistic | describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including the three main kingdoms formed by the break up of Alexander's empire |
Oligarchy | oligos-few arkhen-to govern |
Polytheism | the belief in many gods |
Philosopher | someone who uses reason to under the world in Greece the earliest philosopher used reason to explain natural events |
Tribute | a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful character |
Acropolis | Acro-high polis-city |