Ancient Greece Vocab

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Greek citizen soldier?

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hoplite

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Colony?

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Settlement in a new territory.

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Isthmus: narrow strip of land in water connecting larger land.

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narrow strip of land in water connecting larger land.

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Slaves conquered by Spartans

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helot

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Open area for markets or meetings?

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Agora

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Acropolis location?

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high hill

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Mainland Greece is a __________, a land surrounded by water on three sides.

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peninsula

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Democracy:

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Ruled by the majority.

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A wealthy aristocrat who overthrew the king is called a

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Oligarch

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Ruled by a king, ignoring people's interests

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Monarch