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 Vocab. word Definition • Insert Image or photo below the definition and delete this text box.