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Ancient Greece
vocab
Term | Definition |
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Democracy -- ‘People Rule’ | -A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting. |
Oligarchy- | Government or control by a small group of people --Ruled by a few |
Monarchy - | A form of government with a monarch at the head. Ruled by One |
Agora-- | -a public open space used for assemblies and markets. |
Polis-- | a city state in ancient Greece |
Helot-- | a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens. |
Peninsula | a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. Surrounded by water on 3 sides |
Island-- | a piece of land completely surrounded by wate |
Tyrant- | Is someone who takes power by force and rules with total authority. |
Persian War | Persia wanted to expand their Territory and fought Greece to get their land. Athens and Sparta fought on the same side in this war. |
Persia wanted to expand their Territory and fought Greece to get their land. Athens and Sparta fought on t |