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Greek Vocabulary

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

POLIS

THE EARLY GREEK CITY-STATE, MADE UP OF A CITY AND THE SURROUNDING

DEMOCRACY

GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ALL CITIZENS SHARE IN RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT
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TYRANT

PERSON WHO TAKES POWER BY FORCE AND RULES WITH TOTAL AUTHORITY
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COLONY

SETTLEMENT IN A NEW TERRITORY THAT KEEPS CLOSE TIES WITH ITS HOMELAMD

AGORA

AN OPEN AREA THAT SERVED AS BOTH A MARKET AMD A MEETING PLACE

ACROPOLIS

AN AREA OF ELEVATED GROUND FREQUENTLY A HILL WITH PRECIPITOUS SIDES

OLIGARCHY

GOVERNMENT IM WHICH A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE HOLDS POWER

MONARCHY

A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WITH A KING OR QUEEN
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HELOT

A PERSON CONQUERED OR ENSLAVED BY ANCIENT SPARTANS
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SATRAP

OFFICIAL WHO RULED A STATE IN THE PERSIAN EMPIRE UNDER DARIUS
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SATRAPIES

20 STATES INTO WHICH DARIUS DIVIDED THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
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