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Ancient Greece Key Term Flash Cards
Use these flash cards to sharpen up on your Greece vocabulary
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Social Studies
6th Grade
04/22/2013

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peninsula
Definition
land surrounded almost entirely by water
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harbor
Definition
sheltered place along the coast used to protect boats and ships
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acropolis
Definition
high, rocky hill where early people built cities; located in the center of Greek city-states
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polis
Definition
a city-state in Ancient Greece
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epic
Definition
long poem that tells a story
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democracy
Definition
a form of government where citiezens govern themselves
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immortal
Definition
someone or something that lives forever
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tragedy
Definition
a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character
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citizen
Definition
a person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country
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agora
Definition
public market and meeting place in an Ancient Greek city-state
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helots
Definition
in Ancient Sparta, the term for slaves who were owned by the state
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plague
Definition
a widespread disease
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assembly
Definition
a lawmaking body of government made up of citizens
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jury
Definition
a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in a court of law
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Alexander the Great
Definition
King of Macedonia; spread Greek culture throughout the known world
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