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Chapter 6 Vocab

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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Chapter 6 Vocab

By: Cade
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Peninsula

A piece of land that sticks out into water

Harbor

A place along the coast for boats to dock
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Attica Peninsula

Some of Greece's best farmland

Peloponnesus Peninsula

Greek mainland at the southern tip
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Polis

A city at the middle of a city-state

Acropolis

A wall that is used for safety with walls

Agora

A place for town meetings
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Commodity

Something that can be bought and sold 
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Citizen

A person with certain rights and responsibilities in there community

Monarchy

A government ruled by a king or queen

Oligarchy

A small group of people who decide decision making 
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Democracy

A system of government in which citizens vote to make governmental decision
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Epic

A long poem that tells a story about a legend or history
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Homer

Ancient Greek poet
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Sparta

The largest ancient Greek city-state

Athens

For a long time the most powerful of all Greeks city-state

assembly

A law making government made up of a group of citizens
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Jury

A group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in court
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Philosophy

The study of search for truth, wisdom, and the right way to live
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Peloponnesian War

A war fought between Athens and Sparta in the 400B.C.,ending Sparta victory
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Mount Olympus

The tallest mountain in Ancient Greece

Phalanxes

A Macedonian battle formation were there in rows
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Orator

A person who is skilled public speaker

Pericles

Athenian leader who made sure all citizens could take part in government
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Socrates

Greek philosopher who discussed laws, custom ect.... with students 
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Plato

Greek philosopher and student of Socrates
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Pillip 2

King of Macedonian, father of Alexander the Great
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Parthenon

A temple to the goddess Athena, built 432 B.C. on the Acropolis in Athens
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Macedonian

An ancient kingdom under rule of the Persian empire

Hellenism

A culture that was blended with Greek ideas, African, and Asia

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonian
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Aristotle

Greek philosopher;private teacher of Alexander the Great 
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