GREEK VOCABULARY

POLIS:

• The early Greek city-state
• Made up of a city and the surrounding countryside
• Run like an independent country

DEMOCRACY:

• Government in which all citizens share in running government

TYRANT (TYRANNY):

• Person who takes power by force and rules with total authority

COLONY:

• Settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

AGORA:

• In early Greek city-states
• An open area that served as both a market and a meeting place

ACROPOLIS:

• A citadel or fort filed part of an Ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill

OLIGARCHY:

• Government in which a small group of people holds power

MONARCHY:

• A form of government with a king or queen at the head

HOPLITES:

• A heavily armed foot soldier of Ancient Greece that were citizens

SATRAP:

• Official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius

SATRAPIES:

• The 20 states in to which Darius divided the Persian Empire

HELOT:

• Person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans