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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polis - | the Greek word for “city-state” |
| Classical - | an age that is marked by great achievements |
| Acropolis | - a high hill that had the fortress of the polis ater |
| Aristocrats | - rich landowners |
| Citizen - | people who had the right to participate in government (not everyone was able to!) |
| Mythology | - a collection of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
| Fables - | short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live |
| Influence | - change or have an effect on |
| Helot | - Slave |
| Peninsula | - Area of land surrounded on 3 sides by w |
| Pericles | an elected leader of Athens, was brilliant and encouraged people to participate in the government |
| Homer - | a great Greek poet that created some of the earliest Greek writings such as the Iliad and Odyssey |
| Socrates | - a teacher and great thinker. He believed that people should never stop looking for knowledge. |
| Plato | - A philosopher taught by the famous Socrates |
| Democracy - | a type of government in which people rule. Demos - People; cracy - rule Democracy = People rule (Athens Democracy was born) |
| Oligarchy | - a type of government in which only a few people have power (Sparta ruled by 2 kings) |
| Tyrant | - a leader who held power through the use of force |