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Ancient Greece
Term | Definition |
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Peninsula | A body of land with water on three sides. |
Crete | Lies southeast of the Greek mainland. |
Mycenae | He named the people of this civilization the Myceneans. |
Agamemnon | Used trickery to win that war. |
Peloponnesus | The Dorians brought iron weapons with them, giving Greece more advanced technology. |
Colonies | A colony is a settlement in a new territory that keeps close close ties to its homeland. |
Polis | Was like a tiny independent country. |
Agora | This space had two functions: it was both a market and a place where people could meet and debates issues |
Tyrant | Is someone who takes power by force and rules with total authority. |
Oligarchy | A few people hold power. |
Democracy | All citizen share in running the government. |
Sparta | An ancient Greek city-state and rival of Athens. |
Athens | Became two of the most powerful governments of early Greece. |
Helots | This name comes from the Greek word for "capture" |
Selon | Solon canceled all the farmers' debts and freed those who had become slaves. |
Peisistratus |