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Ancient Greece Vocab Words
acropolis
assembly
citizen
Definition:
a citadel or fortress typically built
on a hill
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the main democratic governing
body in ancient Greece
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city-state
colony
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democracy
empire
Hellenistic
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philosopher
polytheism
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a person who studies or offers
thought about profound questions
in ethics, logic, truth, the meaning
of life, etc.
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Name: ________KEY_____________ Quiz Date: _______________________
Ancient Greece Vocab Words
acropolis
assembly
citizen
Definition:
a citadel or fortress typically built
on a hill
Definition:
the main democratic governing
body in ancient Greece
Definition:
a person who has the right to
take part in government
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city-state
colony
Definition:
a political unit consisting of a
city and its surrounding
countryside
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a territory inhabited and
controlled by people from a
foreign land
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democracy
empire
Hellenistic
Definition:
a form of government in
which the people elect
leaders and rule by majority
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a land with different
territories and peoples under
a single ruler
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Greek-like; heavily influenced
by Greek ideas
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philosopher
polytheism
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a person who studies or offers
thoughts about profound
questions in ethics, logic, truth, the
meaning of life, etc.
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the belief in more than one
god