Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Shrine | Area dedicated to honor God or Goddess |
Fresco | Watercolor paintings on wet plaster |
Strait | Narrow water passage |
Polis | City-State |
Acropolis | Atop the city |
Monarchy | Rule by king |
Aristocracy | Rule by elite (landowners) |
Oligarchy | Rule by few (business class) |
Phalanx | Massive formation of foot soldiers |
Helot | State-Owned slaves (Sparta |
Democracy | Rule by people |
Tyrant | One who gains power by force |
Legislature | 'Law' making body |
Alliance | formal agreement between two nations |
direct democracy | large number of citizens with direct role |
Stipend | Fixed salary |
Jury | panel of citizens on trial |
Ostracism | Vote to banish |
Logic | Rational Thinking |
Rhetoric | public speaking |
Tragedy | Play of human suffering ending in disaster |
Comedy | Humorous play that made fun of people and customs |
Assassination | Murder of public figure. |
Assimilate | To absorb |
Heliocentric | Sun is center. |
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