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6 JAT Ch 4

QuestionAnswer
colony a settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland
polis a tiny independent country known as a city state in ancient Greece
agora an open area below the acropolis served as a market and gathering place for people to meet and debate issues
democracy all citizens share in running the government
helot a captive worker in Sparta
oligarchy a government in which a few people hold power
direct democracy people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
representative democracy citizens choose a smaller groups of leaders to make laws and govermental decisions on their behalf
epic long poems about heroic deeds such as the Iliad and oddyssey
myth traditional stories about gods, goddesses and heroes
acropolis a fortified area in the city state which stood at the top of a hill
philosophy the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct
legacy what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
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