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peninsula | a body of land with water on three sides. |
mycenae | Mycenae is an archaeological site in Greece, located about 90 kilometres southwest of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. |
agamemnon | In classical mythology, the king who led the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War. |
peloponnesus | Definition: Peninsula in the central Greek world, separated from the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth, and containing several large city-states, including Sparta, Argos, Olympia, and Corinth. |
colonies | a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. |
polis | a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes. |
agora | (in ancient Greece) a public open space used for assemblies and markets. |
tyrant | a cruel and oppressive ruler. |
oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
crete | Crete, Greece's largest island. |
sparta |