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Polis   the Greek word for “city-state”  
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Classical   an age that is marked by great achievements  
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Acropolis   a high hill that had the fortress of the polis  
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Aristocrats   rich landowners  
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Citizen   people who had the right to participate in government (not everyone was able to!)  
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Mythology   a collection of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works  
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Fables   short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live  
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Influence   change or have an effect on  
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Helot   slave  
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Peninsula   Area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water  
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Pericles   an elected leader of Athens, was brilliant and encouraged people to participate in the government  
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Homer   a great Greek poet that created some of the earliest Greek writings such as the Iliad and Odyssey  
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Socrates   a teacher and great thinker. He believed that people should never stop looking for knowledge.  
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Plato   A philosopher taught by the famous Socrates  
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Democracy   a type of government in which people rule. Demos - People; cracy - rule  
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Democracy   People rule (Athens Democracy was born)  
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Oligarchy   a type of government in which only a few people have power (Sparta ruled by 2 kings)  
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Tyrant   a leader who held power through the use of force  
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