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Ch. 5
Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is polis | a city-state of ancient greece |
| what is acropolis | a walled,high area surrounding a polis. |
| what isagora | an open area that served as a meeting place and market in early Greek cit-state. |
| what is helots | in acient greece,state slaves |
| what is hoplites | foot soldiers in ancoient Greece |
| what is hubris | great pride |
| what is democracy | a form of government run by the people |
| what is solon | revised the laws |
| what is tyrant | a strong man who seized power by force and claimed. |
| what is cleisthens | that took over Athens. died in 570 BC. |
| what is direct democracy | the type of government system where all people vote directly on an issue. |
| what is archon | a chief of state of ancient Athens. |
| phalanx | a military formation composed of rows of soldiers standing shoulder to soldier. |
| pericles | Athens statements;he encouraged the spread of democracy in Athens and the growth of the city-state power. |