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History Test
Greek Test
Term | Definition |
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acropolis | high Hill |
aristocrats | rich land owners |
citizens | people who held the right to participate in government |
classical | age of marked by great acheivements |
democracy | a government in which people rule themselves |
fables | short stories that have a lesson or life advice |
mythology | stories made up to try to explain how the world works |
oligarchy | a government in which a few rich land owners rule |
polis | greek word for city-state |
tyrant | a ruler that gained power by force |
Pericles | a brilliant leader that was elected |
Aesop | a famous fable writer who wrote stories like Aesop's Fables to give lessons on life |
Homer | A famous Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the odyssey |
Cleisthenes | fomous leader for the Athens |
Direct Democracy | When you directly choose someone to rule |
Representative Democracy | When you elect someone who you want to rule |