All vocab

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bull leaping

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bullfighting

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labyrinth

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or a network of paths through which it is difficult to find ones way

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parchment

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thin animal skin

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megaron

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square room with a fireplace in its center

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tenant

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people who lived on and work another persons land

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civil wars

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wars between opposing grips of citizens

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tenants

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people who live on and work another persons land

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agora

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an open area used as a marketplace

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polis

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city states

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acropolis

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farming villages, fields and orchards grouped around a fortified hill

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aristocrats

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nobles

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helots

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enslaved people owned by the city states

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ephors

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five managers of the assembly

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council of elders

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helped the ephors

consisted of men over 60 years old who served for life

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perioeci

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merchants an artisans who lived in the villages

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oligarchy

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form ov government in which a few people have the ruling power

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constitution

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set of principles and rules for governing

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democratic

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favoring the equality of all people

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magistrates

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judges

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defensive league

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protective league

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mercenaries

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hired soldiers

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triremes

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warships that had three levels of rowers in each side

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oracles

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persons who could speak with the gods

many people went to oracles for advice

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prophecy

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statement of what might happen in the future

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pancratium

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fighting event; consisted of boxing and wrestling | no rules

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pentathlon

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five event sport | run, jump, discus, wrestle, javelin

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soliloquy

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talk in which personal thoughts and feelings are expressed to the audience

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tragedies

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stories about suffering

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comedy

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play with a happy ending

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intellect

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the ability to learn and reason

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philosophia

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studying the laws of nature and loving wisdom

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socratic method

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coming to a final conclusion or truth by doing step by step processes

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political science

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the study of government

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scientific method

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process used by scientists to study something

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hypothesis

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possible explanation

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syllogism

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a method of reasoning that uses three related statements

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hostage

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a person held by the enemy until certain promises are carried out

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phalanx

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infantry formation | foot soldiers formed a solid body some 16 rows deep

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alliances

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partnerships

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orator

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public speaker

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factories

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places where goods are made

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emigrated

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left one place to settle e to another

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barbaroi

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people who did not speak greek or follow greek customs

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social order

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the au groups of people are classed

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soothsayers

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people who can predict events

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omens

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signs of what is to happen

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catacombs

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tombs beneath the ground where dead people were buried

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necropolis

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cemetery

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forum

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the public square

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gladiatorial games

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fights between armed men, between men and animals, between women dwarfs, and between animals

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triumph

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parade-like welcome given a roman hero returning from battle

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fasces

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bundle of rods bound together around an ax

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municipal

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city

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mundus

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the meeting point for the worlds of the living and the dead

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consuls

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head of the roman republic

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veto

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say no to

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tribunes

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government officials who protected the rights of the plebeians

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legions

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army organization | made of 5.000 soldiers each

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legionaries

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5000 soldiers in each legion

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latifundias

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large estates

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publicans

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people who tax contracts were sold to

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dictator

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absolute ruler

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triumvirate

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group of three persons with equal power

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freedman

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former enslaved people

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census

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population count

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emperor

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absolute ruler of an empire

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tariffs

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taxes placed on goods brought into the country

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domus

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house

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gladiators

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people who fought animals and one another in arenas

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inflation

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period of ever-increasing prices

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barter

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exchange of goods without using money

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scriptures

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sacred writings

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messiah

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or someones who would save them

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gentiles

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non jews

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missionary

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person who spreads religious beliefs to those who do not believe

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churches

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christians who lived together in small groups | shared their faith

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pilgrims

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travelers to a religious shrine

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pillars of faith

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five duties all muslims must fulfill

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mosque

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muslim house of worship

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imam

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prayer leader

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zakah

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charity

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alchemists

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scientists who use both chemistry and magic in their work

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aqueducts

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the water thing

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colosseum

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theatre and junk

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agora

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a public open space used for assemblies and markets.

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hoplites

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a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.

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helots

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a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.

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city-state

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a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.