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Top.6 Ancient Greece
Topic 6 Ancient Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polis | Ancient Greece's city-states |
| Citizen | Members of city-states that had legal rights |
| Acropolis | A city on a mountain |
| Politics | The art and practice of the government |
| Aristocracy | A hereditary class of rulers |
| Eventual | Final |
| Exclude | To shut out |
| Oligarchy | Political power held by a small group of people |
| Phalanx | A formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit |
| Tyranny | Government run by a strong ruler |
| Democracy | Large numbers of men participated in civic |
| Citizenship | Membership in a community |
| Direct Democracy | Political system in which citizens participate directly in decision making |
| Representative Democracy | Where citizens elect others to represent them in a government |
| Maintain | To keep and support |
| Lecturer | Person who gives an informational talk to students |
| Ephor | Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the government |
| Helot | Type of slave |
| Military state | Society organized for the purpose of waging war |
| Barracks | Military housing |
| Authority | People in power |
| Innovation | New ways of doing things |
| Tenant Farmer | Someone who paid rent |
| Metic | Noncitizens |
| Slavery | The ownership and control of other people |
| Obtain | Gain |
| symbolize | Represent |
| Battle of Marathon | Greek's victory of the Persian war |
| Battle of Salamis | Greek's victory of the Persian navy |
| Delian League | Military alliance led by the Athens |
| Peloponnesian League | Military alliance led by Sparta |
| Pursue | To chase |
| Ally | Member of an alliance |
| Polytheism | The worship of many gods |
| Mythology | The collection of myths or stories that people tell about their heroes and gods |
| Olympic games | Competitive series of games |
| Lyric poerty | Poetic songs |
| Chorus | A group of people who commented on the action of a play and advised the characters |
| Cease | Stopped |
| Submission | Obedience |
| Socratic method | Question and answer method |
| Acadamy | School of philosophy |
| Hypothesis | Logical guess |
| Hippocratic oath | Oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way |
| Reason | The power to think clearly |
| Concept | Idea |
| Sarrissa | Macedonian pike |
| Hellenistic | Greek-like |
| Classic Civilization | The civilization of Ancient Greece and Romans |
| Period | An amount of time |
| Acquire | Obtain |
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