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World History - Chapter 8
Key Terms Flashcards for Holt World History Textbook
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History
7th Grade
01/17/2017

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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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An age marked by great achievements
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Acropolis
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A fortress on a high hill
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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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Citizen
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People who had the right to participate in government
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Tyrant
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A leader who held power through military force
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Mythology
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Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
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Pericles
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Athenian leader who encouraged citizens to be involved in government and paid officials
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Homer
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Writer of Epic poetry like the Odyssey and the Iliad
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Sappho
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Woman who was Greece's most famous lyric poet
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Aesop
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Famous writer of Greek fables
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Fables
Definition
Stories that teach the reader a lesson about life.
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