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Calcutt Greece
Vocabulary for Greece unit
Term | Definition |
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city-state | political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside |
mythology | stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works |
democracy | a type of government in which people rule themselves |
Acropolis | a high hill upon which a Greek fortress was built |
agora | a gathering place |
cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
helot | slaves |
mercenary | a soldier that is hired to serve in a foreign army |
oligarchy | a government in which only a few people have power |
phalanx | a group of Greek warriors who stood close together in a square formation |
plague | the spread of a disease causing a high rate of mortality |
alliance | an agreement to work together |
tyrant | an ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force |
peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
polis | the Greek word for city-state |
drama | a play |