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7th Social Studies
UNIT 1 A VOCABULARY
Term | Definition |
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Peninsula | A piece of land nearly surrounded by water |
Tyrant | An absolute ruler unrestrained by law |
Bard | Someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds |
Phalanx | A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows |
Polis | A Greek city-state |
Democracy | A government by the people |
Satrap | The governor of a province in ancient Persia |
Representative Democracy | A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf |
Helot | Enslaved people in ancient Sparta |
Colony | A group of people living in a new territory and close ties to their homeland; the new territory itself |
Zoroastrianism | A Persian religion based on the belief in one god and founded by the religious teacher Zoroaster |
Satrapy | A province in ancient Persia |
Direct Democracy | A form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision making process |
Philosopher | A person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment |
Agora | A gathering place or marketplace in ancient Greece |
Ephor | A high-ranking government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders |
Oligarchy | A government in which a small group has control |