 | Term | Definition |
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Agora |
a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece |
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City-state |
area under one government |
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Darius |
The great king of Persia. He was able to become a king after a year of a civil war following the death of someone. He is responsible for the expansion of Persia. He made a province in western India and expanded Persia as far north as Macedonia |
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Democracy |
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group |
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Hellenistic |
relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation, relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civiliHzation |
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Leonidas |
king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC) |
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Oligarchy |
a political system governed by a few people |
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Themistocles |
Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC) |
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Tribute |
payment by one nation for protection by another |
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Tyranny |
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
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Xerxes |
Persian leader who invaded Greece |
