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JAT Ch 4 Vocab

7th Grade Journey Across Time Chapter 4 vocab words

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colony a settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland
polis a tiny independent country known as a city state in ancient Greece
agora an open area below the acropolis served as a market and gathering place for people to meet and debate issues
democracy all citizens share in running the government
helot a captive worker in Sparta
oligarchy a government in which a few people hold power
direct democracy people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
representative democracy citizens choose a smaller groups of leaders to make laws and govermental decisions on their behalf
comedy humorous story; the story ends happily
tragedy characters struggle to overcome difficulties but fail
drama a story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story
fable a short tale that teaches a lesson Ex. Aesop
epic long poems about heroic deeds such as the Iliad and oddyssey
myth traditional stories about gods, goddesses and heroes
acropolis a fortified area in the city state which stood at the top of a hill
philosophy the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct (love of wisdom)
philosophers believed that the human mind could understand everything
legacy what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
Hellenistic Era "like the Greeks" refers to a time when the Greek language and ideas were spread to the non-Greek people of southwest Asia
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