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World History

TermDefinition
Arable land that is used for growing crops
Mythology a collection of myths one belonging to a particulis religion or traditon culture
Polis a greek city state fundemental polictical unit of ancient greece
Monarchy a govermaent in which power is in the hands of a single person
Aristocracy a goverment in which power is in the hands of heridity ruler
oilgarchy a goverment in which the power is in the hands of a few people
Tyrant in aceint greece a powerful individual who gave control of a city state
democracy a govermaent controlled by its citizens ethier directly or thourgh representives
direct democracy a government in which citizens rule directly through representation
Peloponnesian war a war lasting from 431 to 404 bc
delian league was an assoication of greek city states
tragedy a serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble charcther
comedy a humorous form of data that oftens includes slapstick and satire
philosopher a thinker who uses logic and reason to ivestigate the nature of the universe human society and morality
Scorates a athenin phosloshper
Plato a philosopher of classical greece
Aristotle a greek philosopher and polymath
Alexander the Great was the king of macendonia
Hellenistic language and culture from the death of alexander the great
Macedonia an anceient kingdom north greece who ruler phillip 2 counqured greece
Phillip II conqured greece
Hannibal carthagian general in the second punic wars he attaked italy by crossing the alps
civil war a conflict between two polictal groups within the same country
absolute ruler goverment by a single person having unlimted power
triumvirate in anceint rome group of leaders sharing control of the goverment
innovation
Republic
Patrician a member of the wealthy
Plebeian in aceint rome one of the common farmers /artisans and merchentes
Senate in ancient romethe supreme govering body originally made of only aristaes
Consul in roman repulic one of the two powerful officals
Alien goverment base
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