HISTORY Flashcards
A place of land nearly surrounded by water.
Peninsula
Someone who writes of preforms epic poems or stones bout hero’s and their deeds.
Bard
a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland the new territory itself.
Colony
a Greek city-state
Polis
a gathering place marketplace in Ancient Greece.
Agora
a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in forms
Phalanx
an absolute ruler unrestrained by law
Tyrant
a government in which a small group has controlled
Oligarchy
a government by the people
Democracy
enslaved people in Ancient Sparta
Helots
A high-ranked government officials in Sparta who was elected by the council
Ephors
the territory governed by an official known as a satrap
Satrapy
the governor of a province in ancient Persia
Satrap
a Persian religion based on the belief of one god
Zoroastrianism
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decisions making process
Direct Democracy
