Greece Vocab

Question 0

Politics

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They art and practice of government

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Polis

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A city-state

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Acropolis

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A high city

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Democracy

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A political system in which the people rule

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Direct democracy

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A political system in which citizens participate directly in decision making

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Representative democracy

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A political system in which citizens elect others to represent them in the government

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Citizens

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Members of the city state who hold legal rights

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Odyssey

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An epic poem that describes the adventures of the Greek soldier and hero odysseus on his journey home after the war

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Homer

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A poet who wrote odyssey and Iliad

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Iliad

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An epic poem that tells events during the Trojan war but stops before the Greeks victory

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Aesop’s fables

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Fables written by Aesop that teaches a moral lesson

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Oracle

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Someone who predicts what will happen in the future

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Phalanx

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A formation of heavily armed foot soldiers together as a unit

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Socratic method

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A form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to make them think more clearly

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Hellenistic

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The form of Greek culture that emerged after Alexander’s conquest

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Artistocracy

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A hereditary class of rich people who rule land and stuff

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Oligarchy

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A type of government where political power is held by a small group of people

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Tyrannies

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Governments run by a strong ruler; they use an unjust rule of power

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Juries

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Made up of citizens; served in the court and decided cases by majority vote

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Minoans

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A highly Advanced civilization that had a writing system; inhabitants of Crete

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Mycenaeans

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A civilization that was governed by a monarchy; they were the first greeks

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Mythology

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The collection of myths and stories that tell people about their gods and heroes