Greek Civilization and Mythology

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The top of the city where the important buildings and temples are located.

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Acropolis

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Downtown area where people trade, gather, and socialize.

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Agora

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Economy based on trade for goods or services.

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Barter.

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Governed by the people

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Democracy

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A story or poem written about heroic actions.

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Epic

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Governed by a king or queen

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Monarchy

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A body of land surrounded on three sides by water.

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Peninsula

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A Greek city-state

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Polis

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A narrow body of water between two land masses

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Strait

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Governed by someone who has no legal authority to govern.

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Tyranny