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Greek vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peninsula | body of land with water on three sides |
| colony | settlement in officials , such as priests , given authority to conduct religious services |
| Polis | the early greek city-state , made of a city and surrounding countryside and run like an independent country |
| agora | in early Greek city-states , an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place |
| Tyrant | a person who takes power by force and rules with total authority |
| oligarchy | government in which a small group of people holds power |
| democracy | government in which all citizens share in running the government |
| helot | people who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient sparta |