Ancient Greece Language Flashcards by Xander Del Moral | Brainscape

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A town

A

Polis

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A large town or city

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Metropolis

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The people

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Demos

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Rule by the people

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Democracy

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To compete

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Athlein

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A sports competitor

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Athlete

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Permanent stage background

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Skene

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Setting for a play

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Scene

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An Athenian lawmaker

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Draco

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Harsh, strict

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Draconian

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Seat of honor in a house

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Thronos

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Royal seat

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Throne

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Amateurs or ignorant people

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Idiotai

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Fools

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Idiots

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A hook

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Ankyra

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Ship’s device

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Anchor

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Site of ancient Games

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Olympia

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Period of time between Olympic Games

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Olympiad

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Book

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Biblion

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Holy book

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Bible

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Small

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Mikros

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Very small

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Microscopic

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A house

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Domos

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Relating to a home

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Domestic

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Mythical giant holding the world on his shoulders

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Atlas

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Book of maps

A

Atlas

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Boastful Trojan hero

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Hector

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To bully

A

Hector

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Greek region where people said very little

A

Laconia

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Brief in speech

A

Laconic

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Loud-voiced Greek herald in Homer’s “Iliad”

A

Stentor

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Very loud

A

Stentorian

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Judges

A

Kritai

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People who judge

A

Critics

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Mythical Greek king

A

Tantalus

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To tease

A

Tantalize

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Greek poet/actor

A

Thespis

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An actor or actress

A

Thespian

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Greek god - ruler of the underworld

A

Hades

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Hell

A

Hades

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Fixed length of a race

A

Stadion

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Sports arena

A

Stadium

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A contest

A

Athlon

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Contest with ten events

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Decathlon

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A wanderer

A

Planetes

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Heavenly body

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Planet

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An actor

A

Hypokrites

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One who pretends to be what he isn’t

A

Hypocrite

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Foreigners

A

Xenoi

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Fear of foreigners

A

Xenophobia