GREECE VOCABULARY

PENINSULA

• Land with water on three sides.

COLONY

• A settlement in a new territory.

POLIS

• A tiny independent country.

AGORA

• A market place or a place to meet.

TYRANT

• Someone who takes power by force, rules with an "iron fist".

OLIGARCHY

• A few people hold power.

DEMOCRACY

• All citizens are part of the government and can vote for laws and leaders.

HELOT

• slaves/workers captured by Spartans.

ACROPOLIS

• Reinforced place on a hill.

SATRAP

• Protector of the kingdom.

SATRAPIES

• King Darius divided the empire in 20 provinces called satrapies.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Peninsula:http://www.howstuffworks.com/ancient-greece.htm
• Acropolis and colony picture:http://www.kingsacademy.com/mhodges/02_The-West-to-1900/01_The-Greeks/01_Th...
• http://www.monkeymagic.net/tag/greek/
• http://jacksonmanngradesix.weebly.com/oligarchy.html
• http://greece.mrdonn.org/athensdemocracy.html

BIBLIOGRAPHY 2

• http://www.preceden.com/timelines/46496-important-events-in-ancient-greece
• http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/persianempirearticles/a/120112-Persian-A...