Ancient Greece

peninsula

• government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

• a government where one person has total authority

• a government where a small group of people hold power

• land surrounded by water on three sides

colony

• an open area that served as both a market and meeting place

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

• a person who was conquered and enslaved by the Spartans

polis

• an open area that served as both a market and meeting place

• a city-state made up of a city and surrounding countryside, and run like an independent country

• sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

• settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

agora

• sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

• a city-state made up of a city and surrounding countryside, and run like an independent country

• settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

• an open area that served as both a market and meeting place

tyrant

• government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

• a government where one person has total authority

• a government where a small group of people hold power

• a city-state made up of a city and surrounding countryside, and run like an independent country

oligarchy

• a government where a small group of people hold power

• government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

• a government where one person has total authority

• a city-state made up of a city and surrounding countryside, and run like an independent country

democracy

• a government where one person has total authority

• a government where a small group of people hold power

• government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

• a city-state made up of a city and surrounding countryside, and run like an independent country

oracle

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

• an open area that served as both a market and meeting place

• sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

myth

• form of drama in which the story has a happy ending

• short tale that teaches a lesson

• traditional story describing gods or heroes or explaining natural events

• story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story

epic

• long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds

• story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story

• short tale that teaches a lesson

• form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy end