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Greek Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| settlement | a small community or village |
| shelter | a place that provides protection from weather, such as a house |
| colonist | a person who lives in a colony |
| merchant | a person who makes money by selling goods |
| monarch | a single ruler, such as a king, queen, or emperor, who holds all the power in a country or empire |
| aristocrat | a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society |
| oligarch | one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power |
| tyrant | a person who seizes power illegally |
| citizen | a member of a democracy, who has certain rights and responsibilities |
| assembly | a group of citizens in an ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws |
| Peloponnesus | the peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece |
| agora | a marketplace in ancient Greece |
| priestess | a female priest |
| cavalry | soldiers who ride on horses |
| Hellespont | the long, narrow body of water between Europe and Asia in present-day Turkey |
| acropolis | the hill above a Greek city on which temples were built |
| Parthenon | the temple honoring the goddess Athena, built on the acropolis above Athens |
| myth | a traditional story that helps to explain a culture's beliefs |
| architecture | the art of designing buildings |
| sculpture | the art of creating three-dimensional figures from such materials as wood, stone, and clay |
| drama | the art of writing, acting in, and producing plays |
| philosophy | a theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom or knowledge |
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