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15 Cards in this Set
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What is a polis |
A polis is the Greek word for a city state |
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What does classical mean |
An age that is marked by great achievements |
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An acropolis is... |
A high Hill |
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A democracy is a what |
A type of government in which people rule themselves |
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What is an aristocrat |
Rich land workers |
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What is an oligarchy |
A government in which only a few people have power |
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Citizens are what |
People who had the right to participate in government |
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A tyrant is a what |
A leader who held power through the use of force |
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Pericles is an |
Elected leader from 460 BC to 429 BC and believe people should participate in government he also encourage them to spread democracy |
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Mythology... |
A body of stories about gods and heroes that tried to explain how the world works |
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Homer is a |
Person who wrote two poems titled The Iliad and the Odyssey |
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Sappho is a |
Female poet whose poems were about love and relationships |
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Aesop is an |
Storyteller that was famous for his Fables |
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A fable is a |
Short story that teaches the reader lessons about life or gives advice about how to live |
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