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Greek Vocabulary

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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GREEK VOCABULARY

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POLIS

A GREEK CITY STATE THAT'S INDEPENDENT AND MADE UP OF A CITY AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

ACROPOLIS

A FORTRESS IN A CITY STATE, USALLY ON A HILL
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AGORA

PART OF A CITY STATE THAT WAS A MARKET AND MEETING PLACE

DEMOCRACY

A GOVERNMENT WHERE ALL CITIZENS SHARE IN RUNNING IT

MONARCHY

A FORM OF GOVERNMENT RAN BY A KING/QUEEN

OLIGARCHY

A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE A SMALL GROUP HOLDS POWER(USALLY RICH)

HOPLITES

GREEK SOLDIERS WHO WERE CITIZENS
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COLONY

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

TYRANT

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

SATRAP

OFFICIAL WHO RULED A STATE IN THE PERSIAN EMPIRE UNDER DARIUS

HELOT

PERSON WHO WAS CONQUERED AND ENSLAVED BY THE ANCIENT SPARTANS