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Ch. 4 N.H
| Deffinition | Word |
|---|---|
| the early Greek city state, consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territoru | polis |
| in early Greek city-states, a fortified gathering place at the top of a hill which was sometimes the site of temples and public buildings | acropolis |
| "the rule of the many", goverment by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives | democracy |
| "the rule of the few", a form of goverment in which a small group of people excercises conrtols | oilgarchy |
| in ancient Athens, the process for temprarily banning ambitous politicians from the city by popular vote | ostracism |
| in ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god or godess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess | oracle |
| an organized system og thought, from the Greek for "love of wisdom" | philpsophy |
| the method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates, it employs a questing and answer forman to lead pupols to see things for themselves by using their own reason | socratic method |
| the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world | Hellenistic Era |
| a sytem of goverment in which the people participate directly in goverment decision making through mass maeetings | direct democracy |
| relating to or characteristic of a sizable group of people sharing a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage. | ethnics |
| An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions; A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner; An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person. | tyrant |
| a wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close togther in a rectangular formation | phalanx |
| in early Greek city states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market | agora |