Ancient Greece Vocabulary Words Micah Denny.(:
Acropolis A large hill which the Greeks built their city-states around
Agora A place where Greeks meet and conduct business
Assembly A lawmaking place where people voted on issues that helped their city
Citizen A person who has certain rights and responsibilities to his or her country
Colony A group of people who lived apart from Greece but kept economic ties with it
Democracy A form of government where people vote to make decisions
Monarchy They hear evidence and make decisions in court of law
Polis A Greek City-State
Philosophy A study of wisdom and the right way to live
Peninsula An area of land nearly surrounded my water
Peloponnesian War The war between the Athens and Sparta
Oligarchy The kind of government that is run by a small group of people
Harbor A sheltered place along a coastline
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