Greek Vocabulary by Bowen Holder

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Greek Vocabulary

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A PENINSULA IS AN AREA OF LAND WITH WTER ON THREE SIDES

A SETTLEMENT IN A NEW TERRITORY WITH CLOSE TIES TO THE HOMELAND

A POLIS IS LIKE AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY OF IT'S OWN

AN AGORA IS AN OPEN AREA THAT SERVED AS BOTH A MEETING AREAAND A MARKETPLACE

TYRANTS ARE PEOPLE WHO TAKE POWER BY FORCING RULES WITH AUHORITY, LIKE A DICTATOR

An oligarchy is when few people have power
Sparta was the most powerful oligarchy in ancient Greece. Citizens made up only about 10 per cent of the population. Most people were serfs who farmed the land. Two kings, who inherited their thrones, headed the army. Sparta was governed by 5 officials, called ephors, and the gerousia, a council made up of 28 elders and the kings. Citizens elected ephors to one-year terms and members of the gerousia to life terms. Sparta had a citizen assembly. But citizens could not propose issues for debate in the assembly.