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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a small unattractive, decorated cave | grotto |
| to command; order | bade |
| the record of people as they relate to other people and to other nations | political history |
| the belief and seeking of a being greater than man | religion |
| exclusive from common privileges or social acceptance | ostracism |
| the response or message given by a god to people | oracle |
| an area of a building with a roof and columns, typically a porch | portico |
| acting quickly without thought or care | impetuous |
| an event with 5 different contests | pentathlon |
| system of leaders and laws that maintain order in a state | government |
| small community of families gathered together with a ruling chief | village |
| community of villages gathered together and ruled by a queen or king | kingdom |
| using very few words | laconic |
| assistance and support in times of hardship and distress | succor |
| ring of iron or rope thrown around a peg for a game | quoit |
| fortress on high ground that protects a city | citadel |
| passed on from parents to children | hereditary |
| pottery used to write on | ostrakon |
| each of the nine chiefs rulers in ancient Athens | pole-march |
| small group of people who have control of a country | oligarchy |
| to send a group of settlers to a place to establish political control | colonize |
| a showy and purely decorative thing | gaud |
| the study and description of the physical and natural world | science |
| a pile of combustible material | pyre |
| a drink poured out as an offering to a god | libation |
| giving an impression that something bad is about to happen | ominous |
| burial room | sepulcher |
| characterized by a strong, passionate, forceful felling | vehement |
| the ability to discern and make good judgements | sagasticy |
| to read or interpret | decipher |