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Anchient Greece
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| City State | A Greek community with its traditions, government and laws |
| Hellenism | Describes Greek culture spread by Alexander the Great |
| Tragedy | type of serious play that often ends in disaster |
| Epic | A long poem that tells a story |
| Tyranny | – A government that takes power with the support of the working class, sometimes by force |
| Aristocracy | A government ruled by a few wealthy powerful families |
| Agora | A public market and meeting place |
| Socrates | Famous philosopher of Ancient Greece |
| Diffusion | The way language, customs and ideas are spread |
| Acropolis | A high, rocky hill on which early people built cities |
| Odyssey | Term for a long, difficult journey |
| Troy | City located across the Hellespont in Asia Minor |
| Xerxes |