The Ancient Greeks
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 peninsula | a body of land with water on three sides |
| colonies | a settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties to its homeland |
| polis | made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and run like a tiny independent country |
| agora | an open area that served as both a marketplace and meeting place |
| tyrant | someone who takes power by force and rules with total authority |
| oligarchy | a few people hold power |
| democracy | all citizens share in running the government |
| helots | captive workers in Sparta |
| satrapies | the 20 states into which Darius divided the Persian Empire |
| satrap | the official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius |
| Zoroastrianism | Persian religion founded by Zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that goodness would triumph in the end |
| direct democracy | every citizen votes first hand on laws and policies |
| representative democracy | citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and government decisions on their behalf |
| philosophers | thinkers who ponder questions about life |
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