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Term | Definition |
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city-state | a city that hadits own laws its own army and its own money. the city also had its own form of goverment |
monarchy | loner ruler like King ,Queen or empirer who holds power in cuntrey or empier. |
oligarchy | one of several people that rules a cuntrey or empire together sharing power. |
democracy | in a democracy all citizins share in the ruling power |
aristocrat | a member of the most powerful class in ancient greek socity |
citizen | a member of a democracy, who has a certain rights and responsibalities |
assembly | a group of citizensin an antient greek democrocy with the power to pass laws |
tyrant | someone who took power illegally, |
city state | polis |
indirect democracy | when citizens for representative to govern on their behalf. |
direct democracy | all citizens meet to decide on laws. |
Ionian Sea | Sea to the west of Greece |
Peninsula | A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. |
Acropolis | A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city |
Agora | An open area in Greece where people met to sell things and gather for discussions |
Hoplites | heavily armed foot soldiers |
Sparta | A powerful Greek military polis that valued military training |
Athens | A democratic Greek polis that valued education and the arts. |
helots | Spartan slaves |
Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia, he united the Greek city-states |
Mediterranean Sea | A large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa |
Aegean Sea | What body of water lies to the east of the Greek mainland? |