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14 Cards in this Set
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A Hoplite
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What is the Greek name for this type of soldier?
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This is a group of soldiers carrying overlapping shields and long spears for a fight.
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Phalanx
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Troops trained to fight on horseback.
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What is a cavalry?
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What is an Aristocrat?
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A member of a ruling class or of the nobility.
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What is a Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families?
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Oligarchy
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A ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner.
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Tyrant
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Government by the people is called a ______
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Democracy
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A plan of action is called a what?
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Strategy
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Greaves
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What are these?
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What is a piece of armor for protecting the breast and back.
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Cuirass
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A high official; a ruler.
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An Archon
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What is a Helot?
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Helot One of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, neither a slave nor a free citizen
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What is the tunic called that is worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
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Chiton
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What is an Agora?
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An ancient Greek marketplace.
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