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24 Cards in this Set
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Shrine
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Area dedicated to honor Gods and Goddesses
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Fresco
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Paintings done on wet plaster
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Polis
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Greek city-state
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Strait
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Narrow water passage
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Acropolis
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Highest and most fortified point in a city-state
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Monarchy
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Government run by a king or queen
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Oligarchy
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Government run by a few people
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Aristocracy
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Government run by the upper class
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Phalanx
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Massive formation of foot soldiers
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Helot
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State owned slave in Sparta
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Tyrant
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Ruler who gains power by force
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Democracy
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Government in which the people hold the power
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Alliance
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Agreement between nations to defend each other
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Legislature
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Law making body
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Jury
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Group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case
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Direct Democracy
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Government in which citizens participate in the day to day affairs of the government
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Stipend
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Salary given to public office holders
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Ostracism
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To banish a person who threatens democracy
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Rhetoric
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Art of skillful speaking
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Logic
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Rational thinking
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Comedy
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Play that mocked people or social customs
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Tragedy
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Play that focused on human suffering. Often ends in disaster
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Heliocentric
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Belief that the sun is the center of the universe
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Assimilate
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Absorb or adopt another culture
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