thursday wh Flashcards
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
peninsula
some one who writes or preforms epic poems or stories about hero’s and their deeds
bard
a group of people living in a new territory with close ties to their homeland the new territory itself
colony
a greek city state
polis
a gathering place makertplace in acient greece
agora
a group of armed foot soliders in ancient greece arranged close together in rows
phaltonax
an obsulte ruler unrestained by laws
tyrant
a goverment in which a small group has control
oligarachy
a gov by the people
democracy
enslaved people in ancient sparta
helots
a high ranking gov offical in sparta who was elected by the council of elders
eplor
a province in ancient persia
satrapy
the gov of a province in ancient persia
satrap
a person religion based on the belief in god and founded by the religous teacher zoroaster
zoroastrianism
a form of democracy in which all citizens can participaite first hand in the decision making process
direct and demoracy