Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire Flashcards
improve
進步,改善
customs
習俗
politics
政治
literature
文學
ruins
broken pieces of a building
poet
someone who writes poems
region
area
period
some amount of time
Athens
capital of Greece
port
where boats come in (harbor)
nowadays
in the present
vote
投票
election
選舉
democracy
a country where people can choose their leaders
democratic
adjective for democracy
temple for Athena
the Parthenon
separately
not together
drain
for water to go away
supply
give what someone needs, provide
columns
柱子
grain
rice, wheat, etc.
tribe
a group of people living together (before countries)
cluster
many ___s close together
population
the people living here
riots
people on the street get angry and break things or fight the police/soldiers
troops
soldiers
exist
be there
阿爾卑斯山
the Alps
entertainment
doing things for fun
architecture
the design of buildings
laws
法律
sewage
dirty water that people used
remarkable
amazing
pollute
make it dirty by people
luxurious
expensive and nice
province
省
threat
威脅
boundary
border (outside edge of the land)
strengthen
make stronger
existing
already there
coast
ocean shore
remains
what’s left
refuse
say no, you won’t do it
territory
land
tax
稅
deserted
people left this place