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JLC SS Ch 9 Voc
JLC SS 6th grade Ch 9 Voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| outdoor market | agora |
| to live forever | immortal |
| longest race in the Olympics | marathon |
| fast spreading, often deadly disease | plague |
| valuables seized in wartime | plunder |
| a form of government controlled by a few wealthy, privileged people | aristocracy |
| person who studies human knowledge | philosopher |
| hired soldier | mercenary |
| a story that uses good or goddesses to explain events in nature | myth |
| government ruled by the people | democracy |
| ability to find an explanation for why things happen a certain way. | reason |
| stories passed down by word of mouth from one generation to the next | oral traditions |
| teaching by asking questions | Socratic method |
| an alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states | Delian League |
| a time when civilization is at its height with wealth and power | Golden Age |
| the period during which Greek culture was spread | Hellenistic Age |
| the gathering of male citizens of athens to make decisions for the city-state | assembly |
| prisoners of war who were forced to be slaves | helot |
| famous Greek thinker | Plato |
| strictly ruled, military, city-state | Sparta |
| Democratic city-state | Athens |
| Place where Greeks believed most gods lived | Mount Olympus |
| A period of magnificant temples, breathtaking statues adn monumonts | The Golden Age |
| An alliance between Athens and other Greek city-states | Delian League |