The City-States
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cainsclass on March 9, 2011
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Ancient Greece(Sparta & Athens)
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 polis | Greek city-state |
| acropolis | A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city |
| agora | the marketplace in ancient Greece |
| aristocrats | Nobles; wealthy upper class |
| oligarchy | rule by the few |
| constitution | a written plan of government; or a set of principles and rules for governing |
| mercenaries | hired soldiers |
| helots | in ancient Sparta, this was the term for the slaves that were owned by the state |
| ephors | Spartan managers; 5 men in charge of education of Sparta youth and handled public affairs in the city-state |
| perioeci | Greek merchants and artisans |
| democratic | giving equal rights to all people |
| Zeus | greek God; King of all gods |
| triremes | Greek warships, narrow, fast 3 levels of rowers |
| lot | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random |
| Nike | the greek goddess of victory |
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