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Ancient Greece!
Term | Definition |
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Polis | City-state, which became the basic political unit in Greece. |
Acropolis | A high area. |
Agora | Marketplace, where people did business, gossiped, and discussed politics. |
Helots | Spartan slaves. |
Hoplites | Foot soldiers. |
Hubris | Great pride. |
Democracy | A form of government run by the people. |
Tyrant | strongman who seized power by force and claimed to rule for the good of people. |
Direct Democracy | In which all people vote directly on an issue. |
Archon | Served as the chief of state in Athens. |
Phalanx | A tight rectangle formation in which soldiers held long spears out ahead of a wall of shields. |
Reason | Means clear and ordered thinking. |
Logic | The process of making inferences. |
Hellenistic | Greeklike. |