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peninsula |
an area of land nearly surrounded by water |
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acropolis |
a high, rocky hill where early people built cities |
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city-state |
a city with its own traditions, government, and laws; both a city and a separate independent state. |
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aristocrat |
a member of a rich powerful family |
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tyrant |
a ruler who takes power with the support of a middle and working class |
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democracy |
a form of government in which citizens govern themselves |
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immortal |
someone or something that lives forever |
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tribute |
a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one. |
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oracle |
in ancient Greece, a sacred site used to consult a god or goddess any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods. |
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philosopher |
Someone wo\ho used reason to understand the word; 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 fro the main character. |
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epic |
A long poem that tells a story. |
