Chapter 7 Vocab Key Terms

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A hilltop with a fort

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acropolis

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Open area for meetings and marketplace

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Agora

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Writer/performer of epic poems about heroes

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bards

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A straight or narrow sea between two landmasses

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Channel

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Members of a political community with rights and responsibilities.

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Citizen

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Settlement in new territory with ties to homeland

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colony

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A period of trade and advancement decline.

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Dark Age

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A government ruled by the people

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democracy

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System in a country for making, buying, and selling goods

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economic

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High-ranking official in Sparta

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ephor