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16 Cards in this Set
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Peninsula |
an area of land nearly surrounded by water. |
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Epic |
a log poem that tells a story |
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Acropolis |
a high, rocky hill on or near which early people built cities |
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Tyrant |
a ruler who takes power with the support of the middle and working classes; it necessarily cruel or violent |
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Democracy |
a form of government in which citizens govern themselves |
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Aristocrat |
a member of a rich and powerful family. |
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Tribute |
a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one |
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Immortal |
someone or something that lives forever |
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Philosopher |
someone who uses reason to understand the world ; in Greece the earliest philosophers used reason to explain natural events |
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Tragedy |
a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character |
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Agora |
a public market and meeting place in an ancient Greek City |
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Plague |
a widespread disease |
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Blockade |
The cutting off of an area by enemy forces that closes it to travel and trade |
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Barbarian |
a person who belongs to a group that another group considers to be savage or uncivilized |
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Assassinate |
to murder for political reasons |
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Hellenistic |
describing Greek culture after the death if Alexander the Great , including the three main kingdoms formed by the breakup of Alexander's empire |
