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SOL 5 Ancient Greece
SOL 5 Ancient Greece Vocabulary
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9th Grade
02/06/2010

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shrine
Definition
altar, chapel, or other place that is sacred
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fresco
Definition
colorful painting completed on wet plaster
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strait
Definition
narrow water passage
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polis
Definition
city-state in ancient Greece
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acropolis
Definition
highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state
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monarchy
Definition
government in which a king or queen exercises central power
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aristocracy
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government headed by a privileged minority or upper class
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oligarchy
Definition
government in which ruling power belongs to a few people
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phalanx
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in ancient Greece, a massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
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helot
Definition
member of a class of state-owned slaves in ancient Sparta
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democracy
Definition
government in which the peopole hold ruling power
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tyrant
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in ancient Greece, ruler who gained power by force
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legislature
Definition
lawmaking body
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alliance
Definition
formal agreement between two or more nations or powers to cooperate and come to one another's defense
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direct democracy
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system of government in which citizens participate directly in the day-to-day affairs of government rather than through elected representatives
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stipend
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a fixed salary given to public office holders
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jury
Definition
group of people sworn to make a decision in a legal case
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ostracism
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used in ancient Greece to banish or send away a public figure who threatened democracy
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logic
Definition
rational thinking
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rhetoric
Definition
art of skillful speaking
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tragedy
Definition
in ancient Greece, a play that focused on human suffering and very often ended in disaster
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comedy
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in ancient Greece, play that mocked people or social customs
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assassination
Definition
murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
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assimilate
Definition
absorb or adopt another culture
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heliocentric
Definition
based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
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Hellenistic
Definition
blend of Greek and Asian cultures by Alexander the Great
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Persian War
Definition
war with Athens and Sparta vs. Persia
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Peloponnesian War
Definition
war between Athens and Sparta
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