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PC SS U3 C3V
Unit 3 Chapter 3 Vocabulary -- The City States of Ancient Greece
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archipelago | a chain of islands |
| Isthmus | a narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses |
| Colony | an area settled by people who come from elsewhere |
| Polis | a city-state of ancient Greece |
| Citizen | in ancient Greece, a person with legal rights and responsibilities in a city-state |
| Tyranny | a type of government in which one person holds all power usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way |
| Aristocracy | the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually passed down through family; government by such a class |
| Oligarchy | a government where all power is held by a small group of wealthy or powerful people |
| Democracy | a form of government in which people choose their leaders |
| Jury | a group of people who listen to information presented in court and make decisions about whether or not someone is guilty |
| Metic | a foreigner living in an ancient Greek city |
| Logic | the study of ways of thinking and making reasonable arguments |
| Helot | an enslaved person in Sparta |