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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Ancient Greece and Persia
Question | Answer |
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Fortified area, usually at the top of a hill | acropolis |
government in which a small group holds power | oligarchy |
open area in a city-state that served as a market and a meeting place | agora |
Greek city-state | polis |
body of land surrounded by water on three sides | peninsula |
Thinker who ponders questions about life | philosopher |
person enslaved by the Spartans | helot |
Greek city-state that was a strict military state | Sparta |
Greek city-state that valued learning and the arts | Athens |
island on which the Minoan civilization developed. | Crete |
government in which all citizens participate | democracy |
person who takes power by force and rules with total authority | tyrant |
state religion of Persia for over 1000 years | Zoroastrianism |
settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland | colony |
ruler of a Persian province | satrap |
common citizen who served as a soldier | hoplite |