Chatper 8 History Flashcards
1
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Polis
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THE GREEK WORD FOR A CITY-STATE
2
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Classical
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AN ERA THAT IS MARKED BY GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS
3
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ACROPOLIS
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A high hill
4
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Democracy
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A TYPE OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH PEOPLE RULE THEMSELVES
5
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Aristocracy
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RICH LANDOWNERS
6
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Oligarchy
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A GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ONLY A FEW PEOPLE HAVE POWER
7
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Citizen
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PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT
8
Q
Tyrant
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A LEADER WHO HOLDS POWER THROUGH THE USE OF FORCE
9
Q
Pericles
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BRILLANT ELECTED LEADER OF ATHENS
10
Q
Alliance
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AN AGREEMENT TO WORK TOGETHER
11
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Peloponnesian war
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A WAR BETWEEN SPARTA AND ATHENS
12
Q
Phillip 11
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KING OF MACEDONIA
13
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Phalanx
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A GROUP OF WARRIORS THAT STOOD TOGETHER IN A SQAURE
14
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Alexander the Great
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ONE OF THE GREATEST CONQUERORS IN HISTORY
15
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Hellenistic
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GREEK-LIKE
