the early Greek city-state, consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory

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

“the rule of the many,” government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives

“the rule of the few,” a form of government in which a small group of people exercises controls

in ancient Athens, the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote

in ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess

an organized system of thought, from the Greek for “love of wisdom”

the method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates, it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason

the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world

a system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings

a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly

a wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close together in a rectangular formation

in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market

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World History Ch.4

Vocabulary

Question	Answer
polis	the early Greek city-state, consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory
acroplis	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
democracy	“the rule of the many,” government by the people, either directly or through their elected representatives
oligarchy	“the rule of the few,” a form of government in which a small group of people exercises controls
ostracism	in ancient Athens, the process for temporarily banning ambitious politicians from the city by popular vote
oracle	in ancient Greece, a sacred shrine where a god or goddess was said to reveal the future through a priest or priestess
philosophy	an organized system of thought, from the Greek for “love of wisdom”
Socratic method	the method of teaching used by the Greek philosopher Socrates, it employs a question-and-answer format to lead pupils to see things for themselves by using their own reason
Hellenistic Era	the age of Alexander the Great; period when the Greek language and ideas were carried to the non-Greek world
direct democracy	a system of government in which the people participate directly in government decision making through mass meetings
ethics	a system of moral principals
tyrant	a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
phalanx	a wall of shields created by foot soldiers marching close together in a rectangular formation
agora	in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as a gathering place and as a market

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