Unit 4 Flashcards
a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
Strait
fit for growing crops; farmable
Arable
a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
Mythology
organized system of thought; from Greek-“for the love of wisdom”
Philosophy
fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question
Phenomena
Another name for a city-state in Ancient Greece
Polis
a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water
Peninsula
Slave in Sparta
Helot
exchange of goods without involvement of money; trade
Barter
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
Tyranny
a government in which power is in the hands of the nobility/rich
Aristocracy
A government run by a few people; militaristically
Oligarchy
Name the 3 types of architecture (Colloms)
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian