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Ancient Greece12

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an area of land nearly surrounded by water   peninsula  
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a long poem that tells a story   epic  
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a high,rocky hill or near which early people built cities   acropolis  
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a city with it's own traditions and its own government and laws; both a city and a separate independent state   city-state  
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a member of a rich and powerful family   aristocrat  
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a ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working classes; not necessarily cruel and violent   tyrant  
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a form of government in which citizens govern themselves   democracy  
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a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one   tribute  
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someone or something that lives forever   immortal  
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someone who uses reason to understand the world;in Greece, the earliest philosopher used reason to explain natural events   philosopher  
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a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character   tragedy  
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a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek city   agora  
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a widespread disease   plague  
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the cutting off of an area by enemy forces that closes it to travel and trade   blockade  
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a person who belongs to a group that another group considers to be savage or uncivilized   barbarian  
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to murder for political reasons   assassinate  
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describing Greek culture after the death of Alexander the Great, including the three main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's empire   Hellenistic  
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