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greek and rome

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Acropolis   Hilltop fortress of an ancient greek city-state  
Aristocracy   In greek city-state government headed by a privlaged minority of upper class  
Comedies   Greek plays that mocked people or customs  
Democracy   Government in ehitch the people hold the ruling power  
Direct Democracy   System of government in which citizans participate direct rather than through elected representatives  
Hellenistic   A cultural blend of greek, persian, egyptians and indian cultures  
Homer   Greek poet credited with writing The Lliad and The Odyssey  
Monarchy   Government in which a king or queen holds power  
Oligarchy   Government in which power belongs to a few people  
Parthenon   Famous Greek temple on the acropolis in athens  
Polis   City state in ancient greece  
Rhetoric (rhetorical question farley)   The art of skilful speaking  
Socratic method   Questioning process aimed at seeking the truth  
Tragedies   Greek plays that focused on human suffering and ussually ended in disaster  
Aqueduct   In anciet rome, bridge like stone structures that carried water from the hills into the cities  
Civil law   Body of law dealing with private rights of Roman citizens  
Consul   Roman official from the patrician class eho supervised the government and commanded the armies  
Dictator   Roman Leader appointed to rule for 6 months in times of emergency  
Twelve tables   ROman laws inscribed on 12 tablets and set up in the forum or marketplace  
Legion   Basic unit of the roman army-about 5000 soilders  
Patrician   Member of the landholding upper class in rome  
Pax Romana   200 year span when roman rule brought peace, order, unity, and prosperity to the empire  
Plebian   Member of the lower class in rome, including farmers, merchants, artists and traders  
Republic   System of government in whitch the people choose officials  
Tribune   Official in rome who was elected by th Plebians to protect their interests.  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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