Chapter 3 vocab

body of land with water on three sides

• colony

• polis

• peninsula

• democracy

a group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland; a new territory.

• oligarchy

• Zoroastrianism

• colony

• peninsula

Greek city-state or independent country

• philosopher

• oligarchy

• phalanx

• polis

a gathering place; a marketplace in Ancient Greece

• oligarchy

• polis

• phalanx

• agora

a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged close together in rows

• phalanx

• agora

• polis

• colony

an absolute ruler unrestrained by law; harsh ruler

• democracy

• Zoroastrianism

• tyrant

• philosopher

few wealthy citizens hold power over a larger group of citizens

• oligarchy

• tyrant

• phalanx

• polis

a government by the people

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• democracy

• Zoroastrianism

Persian monotheistic religion

• Zoroastrianism

• polis

• peninsula

• oligarchy

a form of democracy in which all citizens can participate firsthand in the decision-making process

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• oligarchy

• tyrant