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Greece Key Terms Sections 1,2,3
all the key terms which are basicly the vocabulary words from section 1,2,3
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6th Grade
01/21/2013

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Polis
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the greek word for a city-state
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classical
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is a age that is mathed by great achievements
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acropolis
Definition
a high hill
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Agora
Definition
market place
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Aegean Sea
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A body of water that touches the borders of Greece & Asia Minor. It also has many islands in it, including Crete. to the east
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Ionian Sea
Definition
Sea to the west of greece
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Peloponnesian peninsula
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the southern peninsula of Greece, includes Sparta, Argos, Corinth, Olympian
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Democracy
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a type of government in which people rule themselves
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aristocrats
Definition
rich landowners
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oligarchy
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a government in which only a few people have power
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citizens
Definition
people who had the right to participate in goverment
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tyrant
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a leader who held power through the use of force
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Pericles
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a brilliant elected leader who led the government
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Mythology
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a body of stories that gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
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Homer
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the greatest poet of the ancient world
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Sappho
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most famous lyric poet who was a woman
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Aesop
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famous for his fables
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Fables
Definition
are short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advices on how to live
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