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Ancient Greece Voc.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lavish | Spending, giving, having more than is necessary; extravagant |
| Fortress | A secured place |
| City-State | Small, independent communities |
| Arable | Suitable for farming |
| Polytheism | The belief in more than god |
| Retrain | to keep; to hold secure or unchanged |
| Elite | Small group of people |
| Temperate | Mild climate |
| Implementation | To take steps to put into practice; carry out |
| Terrace | To form level flat areas resembling a series of steps into sloping land in order to farm |
| Monarchy | Form of government in which the ruling power was a single person, king |
| Oligarchy | Form of government in which a small number of elite men ruled |
| Tyranny | Form of government in which a single person who had overthrown the previous ruler(s) had absolute power |
| Democracy | Form of government in which the ruling power in the hands of the people |
| Aristoract | Member of rich and powerful family |
| Seize | To take hold of suddenly and forcibly |
| Eligible | Having the right to do or obtain somthing |