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Ancient Greece Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| labyrinth | maze |
| bull leaping | Minoan bull fighting |
| parchment | material made from thin animal skins used for windows and as paper |
| shrines | sacred places to worship |
| megaron | square room in the center of a Mycenaean palace |
| tenants | people who live and work on someone else's land |
| polis | Greek city-state |
| acropolis | fortified hill in ancient Greek cities |
| agora | ancient Greek marketplace |
| aristocrats | members of the upper class |
| helots | enslaved people owned by city-states |
| perioceci | merchants and artisans in Spartan villages |
| oligarchy | government in which a few people rule |
| constitution | written laws used to govern a state |
| democratic | favoring the equality of all people |
| triremes | Greek war ships |
| defensive league | protective group formed by Greek city-states |
| strait | narrow water way connecting two larger bodies of water |
| mercenaries | men hired to be soldiers for a foreign country |
| alliances | agreements between people or countries |