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30 Cards in this Set
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Peninsula |
surrounded by water on 3 sides |
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Colony |
new territory |
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Polis |
Greek city state |
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Agora |
gathering or market place of Ancient Greece |
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Tyrant |
absolute ruler unrestrained by law |
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Oligarchy |
a government by the people |
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Democracy |
a government by the people |
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Helot |
enslaved people in Ancient Sparta |
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Ephor |
a high ranking government official in Sparta |
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Satrapy |
a territory in Persia |
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Satrap |
governor in Ancient Greece |
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Zoroastrianism |
Persian religion |
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Direct Democracy |
All citizens participate firsthand in the decision making process |
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Representative Democracy |
citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf |
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Philosopher |
person who searches for wisdom or enlightenment |
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Myth |
a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of people |
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Oracle |
Sacred shrine |
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Fable |
a story ment to teach a lesson |
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Oral Tradition |
Passing along stories by speech |
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Drama |
a story written in the form of a play |
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Tragedy |
a play or film that in which characters fail to overcome serious problems |
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Comedy |
a film or play that tells a humorous story |
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Sophists |
Greek teachers of philosophy |
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Rhetoric |
Public speaking |
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Socratic Mythod |
Method of questioning to gain truth |
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Cavalry |
Part of an army in which soldiers ride horses |
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Hellenistic Era |
The time period fallowing the death of Alexander the Great during which Greek culture spread though the known world |
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Epicureanism |
The purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace |
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Stoicism [Stoics] |
The belief that people should try not to feel joy or saddness |
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Circumference |
Circle |
