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25 Cards in this Set
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shrines |
areas dedicated to the honor of gods and goddesses |
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frescoes |
watercolor paintings done on wet plaster |
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straits |
narrow water passages |
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polis |
unique version of a city-state |
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acropolis |
high city |
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aristocracy |
rule by a landholdng elite |
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monarchy |
a government in which a king or queen exercises central power |
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oligarchy |
government in which power is in the hands of a small, powerful elite, usually from the business class |
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phalanx |
massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers |
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helots |
state-owned slaves |
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democracy |
government by the people |
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tyrant |
person who has gained power by force |
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legislature |
law-making body, that debated laws before deciding to approve or reject them |
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alliance |
a formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to another's defense |
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direct democracy |
system where a large number of citizens take a direct part in the day-to-day affairs of governement |
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stipend |
fixed salary |
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jury |
panel of citizens who have the authority to make the final judgement in the trial |
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ostracism |
to send away , a public figure whom they saw as a threat their democracy |
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logic |
rational thinking |
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rhetoric |
the art of skillful thinking |
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tragedies |
plays that tell stories of human suffering |
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comedies |
humorous plays that mocked people or customs |
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assasination |
the murder of a political figure, usually for political reasons |
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assimilated |
absorbed |
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heliocentric |
sun centered |
