Ch 8 Vocab Greece Flashcards
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a collection of myths and traditional stories handed down
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mythology
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more powerful
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dominant
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a counting system based on the number 10
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decimal system
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of great importance
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strategic
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a long story poem
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epic
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a group of allies
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league
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a fort built on a hill
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acropolis
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an open air market
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agora
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a system where a small group controls a large country
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olbrigarchy
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a wealthy ruling class
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aristocracy
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a governing system in which a country’s people elect their leaders and rule by majority vote
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democracy
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the name given to outsiders in Ancient Greece
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barbarian
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a wealthy person who pays artists or writers to produce their work
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patron
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a serious play with a sad ending
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tragedy
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a play written to make an audience laugh
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comedy
