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A gathering/market place in Greece
Agora
A Greek city state
Polis
A group of people living in a new territory with ties to there hometown
Colony
Hilltop that a fort sat on
Acropolis
A sacred shrine where a priest or priestess speak for a god or goddess
Oracle
A group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows
Phalanx
An absolute ruler unrestrained by law harsh ruler
Tyrant
citizens participate in votes
direct democracy
teritory governed by an official
satrapy
A government who’s ruler a king or queen inherits the position from the parent
Monarchy
Government small group has control
Oligarchy
elected representative chooses things
representative democracy
enslaved people in sparta
helots
considered the first people to settle in Greek
Minoans
a Persian religion based on the belief of one god
Zoroastrianism
official of a territory
satrap
first Greeks that actually speaked Greek
Mycenaean
king of Greek gods and goddesses
king of Greek gods and goddesses
people who lived in persia
persians
someone from Sparta away of life women had rights
Spartans
king from persia
Xerxes
people from athens a way of life government darma women didnt have rights
Athenians
first leader of persia
Cyrus the great
king from persia
Darius I
