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Chapters 9-10
Ancient Greeks
Question | Answer |
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polis | Greek word for city-state |
acropolis | fortress on a high hill |
agora | market place |
democracy | a government in which the people rule |
oligarchy | a government in which a few people rule ( rich nobles) |
tyranny | a government in which a leader holds power by force (tyrant) |
citizens | all free males with the right to participate in government |
mythology | series of stories about gods and heroes |
fables | short stories that teach lessons about life |
cavalry | unit of soldiers on horseback |
phalanx | warriors who stood in a square formation on land |
Persian Wars | series of wars against Persia and Greece |
Peloponnesian War | war between Sparta and Athens |
alliance | agreement to work together |