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Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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epic poem | long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero |
polis | city state |
acropolis | at the top of the hill was a fortified area |
democracy | goverment by the people |
oligarchy | rule by the few |
Cleisthenes | a reformer |
Pericles | a dominant figure in Athenian politics |
Direct democracy | people participated directly in goverment decision |
Socrates | a sculptor |
Plato | socrates student |
alexander the great | conquered rome |
patricians | great landowners |
plebians | large group of farmers |
Julius Caesar | defeated forces led by Pompey. |
imperator | commander in chief |
Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
Christianity | began as a religious movement within Judaism |
Constantine | became the first Christian emperor |
Constantinople | city would become the center of the Eastern Roman Europe. |