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7th Social Studies
UNIT 1 A VOCABULARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |