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Ch. 7 and 8
Ancient Greece
Question | Answer |
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a gathering place; marketplace in Ancient Greece | agora |
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water | peninsula |
a hilltop that had a fort on it where Greeks built temples to honor gods | acropolis |
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows | phalanx |
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law | tyrant |
enslaved people in ancient Sparta | helots |
relating to soldiers, arms or war | military |
a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders | ephor |
a Greek city-state | polis |
a person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment | philosopher |
a government by the people | democracy |
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision making process | direct democracy |
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf | representative democracy |
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; the new territory itself | colony |
a group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case | jury |
a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero | epic |
a public speaker | orator |
a government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent | monarchy |
a government in which a small group has control | oligarchy |
a group of people who make and change laws for a government or organization | assembly |
goods that are traded | commodity |