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14 Cards in this Set
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Peninsula |
A body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water |
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Aegean Sea |
An arm of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece |
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Colony |
A settlement under the control of a usually distant country |
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Peoponnesus |
A peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece |
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Monarchy |
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person |
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Aristocrat |
A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society |
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Obligachy |
A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people |
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Tryanny |
A government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful kind |
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Assembly |
A group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws |
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Democracy |
A government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives |
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Citizen |
A person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation
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Sparta |
A city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy
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Parthenon |
The temple built on the acropolis above Athens, honoring the goddess Athena
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Acropolis |
The hill above a Greek city, on which temples were built |
