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greek and rome

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Acropolis   Hilltop fortress of an ancient greek city-state  
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Aristocracy   In greek city-state government headed by a privlaged minority of upper class  
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Comedies   Greek plays that mocked people or customs  
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Democracy   Government in ehitch the people hold the ruling power  
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Direct Democracy   System of government in which citizans participate direct rather than through elected representatives  
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Hellenistic   A cultural blend of greek, persian, egyptians and indian cultures  
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Homer   Greek poet credited with writing The Lliad and The Odyssey  
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Monarchy   Government in which a king or queen holds power  
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Oligarchy   Government in which power belongs to a few people  
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Parthenon   Famous Greek temple on the acropolis in athens  
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Polis   City state in ancient greece  
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Rhetoric (rhetorical question farley)   The art of skilful speaking  
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Socratic method   Questioning process aimed at seeking the truth  
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Tragedies   Greek plays that focused on human suffering and ussually ended in disaster  
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Aqueduct   In anciet rome, bridge like stone structures that carried water from the hills into the cities  
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Civil law   Body of law dealing with private rights of Roman citizens  
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Consul   Roman official from the patrician class eho supervised the government and commanded the armies  
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Dictator   Roman Leader appointed to rule for 6 months in times of emergency  
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Twelve tables   ROman laws inscribed on 12 tablets and set up in the forum or marketplace  
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Legion   Basic unit of the roman army-about 5000 soilders  
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Patrician   Member of the landholding upper class in rome  
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Pax Romana   200 year span when roman rule brought peace, order, unity, and prosperity to the empire  
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Plebian   Member of the lower class in rome, including farmers, merchants, artists and traders  
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Republic   System of government in whitch the people choose officials  
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Tribune   Official in rome who was elected by th Plebians to protect their interests.  
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