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History MIDTERM chp6
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peninsula | an area of land surrounded by water on three sides |
| Epics | long story-telling poems |
| Acropolis | "high city" |
| City-State | not only a city, but also a separate independent state |
| Aristocrafts | members of the rich and powerful families |
| Tyrant | a ruler who seized power by force |
| democracy | citizens govern themselves |
| Tribute | payments made to Athens by its allies, added to its wealth |
| Immortal | to live forever |
| oracles | sacred sites where it was believed God spoke |
| Philosopher | they believed that people could use the powers of the mind and reason to understand natural events |
| Tragedy | a serious story that usually ends in disaster for the main character |