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Greek VocabulAry

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

GREEK VOCABULARY

POLIS

A FORTRESS THA T IS USALLY FOUND ON A HILL.

ACROPOLIS

A citadel or fortified part of an Ancient Greek city
Photo by Zé.Valdi

DEMOCRACY

 GOVERNMENT IN WHICH ALL CITIZENS IN RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT.

AGORA

AN OPEN AREA THAT SERVED AS BOTH A MARKET AND A MEETING PLACE
Photo by Oli4.D

MONARCHY

A queen or king 
Photo by Leo Reynolds

Oligarchy

government in which a small group of people holds power

TYRANT

person who takes power by force and rules with total authority

COLONY

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

Hoplites

Hoplites, A heavily armed foot solider of Ancient Greece (citizen)

STARAP

official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius

SATRAPIES

the 20 states into which Darius divided the Persian Empire

HELOT

person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans