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1 POLIS MetroPOLIS IndianaPOLIS

2 POLIS GREEK WORD FOR CITY STATE – FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT INCLUDES A TOWN OR CITY AND THE SURROUNDING LAND CONTROLLED BY IT

3 ACROPOLIS Akros – “higher, upper” Polis -- "city"

4 ACROPOLIS HILL OR MOUNTAIN IN GREECE THAT INCLUDED A FORT AS WELL AS TEMPLES AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS

5 AGORA ageirein --"to assemble“ agora --"open space"

6 MARKETPLACE IN A GREEK CITY-STATE
AGORA MARKETPLACE IN A GREEK CITY-STATE

7 PENINSULA pæne --"almost”  insula -"island"

8 PENINSULA a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland

9 COLONY colonia -- "settled land”

10 COLONY a country or area under the political control of another country, and occupied by settlers from that country

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