Vocab Flashcards

1
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Ancient Greek storyteller, he was famous for his fables

A

Aesop

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2
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A large group or chain of islands

A

Archipelago

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3
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A rich landowner or noble

A

Aristocrat

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4
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A person who has the right to participate in government

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Citizen

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5
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An age marked by great achievements

A

Classical

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6
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A group of people of one ethnic group living in a foreign place

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Colony

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7
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A type of government in which people rule themselves

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Democracy

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8
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A short story that teaches a lesson about life or gives advice on how to live

A

Fable

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9
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Painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling

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Fresco

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10
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A place on the coast where ships and vessels may find shelter; port or dock

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Harbor

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11
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Poet; he wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey (two famous Greek poems)

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Homer

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12
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To have effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself

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Influence

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13
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A narrow strip of land bordering on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land

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Isthmus

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14
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An intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find or reach the exit; maze

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Labyrinth

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15
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Stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works

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Mythology

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16
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Mythology monster with a head of a bull on the body of a man

A

Minotaur

17
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A government in which only a few people have power

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Oligarchy

18
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Athenian leader, he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height

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Pericles

19
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The Greek word for city-state

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Polis

20
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Greek poet, she was one of the most famous lyric poets of Greece

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Sappho

21
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Dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization

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Thalassocracy

22
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An Ancient Greek leader who held power through the use of force

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Tyrant

23
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A huge hill upon which a Greek fortress was built

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Acropolis