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All vocabulary from Chapter 7

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Peninsula   A piece of land of nearly surrounded by water  
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Bard   Someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds  
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Colony   A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself  
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Polis   A Greek city-state  
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Agora   A gathering place; marketplace in ancient Greece  
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Phalanx   A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows  
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Tyrant   An absolute ruler unrestrained by law  
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Oligarchy   A government in which a small group has control  
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Democracy   A government by the people  
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Helots   Enslaved people in ancient Sparta  
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Ephor   A high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders  
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Satrapy   The territory governed by an official known as a satrap  
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Satrap   The governor of a province in ancient Persia  
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Zoroastrianism   A Persian religion based on the belief of one god  
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Direct Democracy   A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process  
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Representative Democracy   A democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf  
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Philosopher   A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment  
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