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Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epic poem | long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero |
| polis | city state |
| acropolis | at the top of the hill was a fortified area |
| democracy | goverment by the people |
| oligarchy | rule by the few |
| Cleisthenes | a reformer |
| Pericles | a dominant figure in Athenian politics |
| Direct democracy | people participated directly in goverment decision |
| Socrates | a sculptor |
| Plato | socrates student |
| alexander the great | conquered rome |
| patricians | great landowners |
| plebians | large group of farmers |
| Julius Caesar | defeated forces led by Pompey. |
| imperator | commander in chief |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
| Christianity | began as a religious movement within Judaism |
| Constantine | became the first Christian emperor |
| Constantinople | city would become the center of the Eastern Roman Europe. |