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Greek Vocabulary

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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GREEK VOCABULARY

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ACROPOLIS

A FORTRESS IN A CITY-STATE, USUALLY ON A HILL
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DEMOCRACY

A GOVERNMENT WHERE ALL CITIZENS SHARE IN RUNNING IT (VOTING)
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AGORA

PART OF A CITY-STATE THAT WAS MARKED A MARKET AND A MEETING PLACE
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POLIS

THE EARLY GREEK CITY-STATE, IT WAS RUN LIKE AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY
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TYRANT

(TYRANNY) 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 HOMELAND

OLIGARCHY

A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ALL POWER IS VESTED IN A FEW PERSONS OR IN A DOMINANT CLASS OR CLIQUE; GOVERNMENT BY THE FEW

MONARCHY

A FORM OF GOVERNMENT RUN BY A SINGLE PERSON (KING OR QUEEN)
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HOPLITES

A HEAVILY ARMED FOOT SOLDIER (CITIZEN) OF ANCIENT GREECE

SATRAP

GOVERNOR OF A PROVINCE UNDER THE ANCIENT PERSIAN MONARCHY
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SATRAPIES

THE PROVINCE OR JURISDICTION OF A SATRAP
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HELOT

A BODY OF SERFS (SLAVES) WHO WERE OWNED BY THE STATE