Unit 3.2 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Agora
A marketplace in ancient Greece
Bards
Poets traditionally reciting epics
Cavalry
Soldiers who ride on horses
Comedy
One of three dramatic forms of theatre in classical Greece
Collapsed
A sudden break down or failure
Colony
A settlement under the control of a usually distant country
Community
A group of people who live in the same area and are united by common interests
Direct Democracy
A form of government in which policies and laws are decided by a majority rather than by a body of elected representatives
Drama
The art of writing, acting in, and producing plays
Fable
A short story which conveys a moral
Geometry
The branch of mathematics involving points, lines, planes, and figures
Military
Relating to the army
Myth
A traditional story that helps explain a culture’s beliefs
Oligarchy
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people
Oracle
A priest or priestess acting as a medium whom advice/prophecy was sought from the gods
Oral Traditions
The passing of knowledge, ideas, and culture through spoken words or songs
Philosophy
A theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom and knowledge
Reform
To improve a system or organization
Representative Democracy
A form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy
Rhetoric
Speaking that is designed to persuade people
Ritual
Relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
Tragedy
A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending
Tyranny
Government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king
