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Greece Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Peninsula | a piece of land nearly surrounded by water |
| Mycenaean/Minoans | early groups living in greece |
| Colony | a group of people living in new territory with close ties to their homeland |
| Polis | a Greek city state |
| Acropolis | area of high ground at the ground at the center |
| Agora | a gathering place or marketplace in ancient Greece |
| Phalanx | a group of armed foot soldierds in ancient Greece arranged in close rows together |
| Hoplites | Citizen soldiers |
| Direct Democracy | all citizens meet debate and vote on government matters |
| Representative Demoncracy | citizens elect a smaller group of people this group represents them makes law and governs on their behalf |
| Strait | a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other bodies of water |