Greece Vocab Lessons 1+2

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Group of people in a new territory with ties to their homeland.

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colony

Front

A government by the people

Back

Democracy

Front

Land nearly surrounded by water

Back

peninsula

Front

Writer/performer of epic poems about heroes.

Back

bard

Front

Greek city-state

Back

polis

Front

Marketplace in ancient Greece

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agora

Front

Armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged in rows

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phalanx

Front

Absolute ruler not bound by law

Back

Tyrant

Front

Govt controlled by a small group

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Oligarchy

Front

Enslaved people in ancient Sparta

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helots