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Chapter 8 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mycenaeans | Believed to have attacked the city of Troy starting the Trojan war |
| Acropolis | The top of a high hill where a Greek Fortress stood |
| Oligarchy | Type of government, we’re only a few people have power |
| Tyrant | Leader who holds power through the use of force |
| Citizens | People who have the right to participate in government |
| Ares | The god of war |
| Zeus | The king of the gods |
| Poseidon | The god of the Sea |
| Fables | Short stories that teach lessons about life |
| Aphrodite | The goddess of love |
| Influence | To charge or have an effect on |
| Asia Minor | Present day, turkey |
| Polis | City state |
| Cleisthenes | Develop the world first democracy in Athens |
| Homer | Wrote the Elliot and the odyssey |
| None | None |