Ancient Greece Vocab Test Review

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the highest point in an ancient Greek city

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acropolis

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an old story told to explain events, beliefs or actions

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myth

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an independent Greek city-state

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polis

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the marketplace of a Greek city

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agora

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This person rose to power at age 20 and conquered the Persians, Egyptians, and parts of Iran and India.

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Alexander the Great

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a blind Greek poet who is famous for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey

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Homer

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rule by a ruling class of people, which were landowners in ancient Greece

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aristocracy

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rule by only a few powerful people

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oligarchy

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a government ruled by a single person, such as a king

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monarchy

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rule by the people being governed

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democracy