Flashcards in greece Deck (15):
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polis
the Greek word for city
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classical
a classical age is one that is marked by great achievements
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acropolis
a high hill called the Acropolis
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democracy
a type of government which people rule themselves
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aristocrats
rich landowners
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oligarchy
a small group of people that held all the power
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citizen people who had the right
people who had the right to participate in government
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tyrant
a leader who had power through the force
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pericles
he lead a government about 460 bc until his death in 429 bc
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mythology
a body of stories of gods and heroes that try to explain how things work
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homer
someone that wrote poems about the Trojan war
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Sappho
she madebeautiful and emotional poems
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aesop
someone famous for fables
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fables
short stories that teach readers lessons about life or how to live life
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