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Ancient Greece Vocab
Term | Definition |
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labyrinth | maze |
bull leaping | Minoan bull fighting |
parchment | material made from thin animal skins used for windows and as paper |
shrines | sacred places to worship |
megaron | square room in the center of a Mycenaean palace |
tenants | people who live and work on someone else's land |
polis | Greek city-state |
acropolis | fortified hill in ancient Greek cities |
agora | ancient Greek marketplace |
aristocrats | members of the upper class |
helots | enslaved people owned by city-states |
perioceci | merchants and artisans in Spartan villages |
oligarchy | government in which a few people rule |
constitution | written laws used to govern a state |
democratic | favoring the equality of all people |
triremes | Greek war ships |
defensive league | protective group formed by Greek city-states |
strait | narrow water way connecting two larger bodies of water |
mercenaries | men hired to be soldiers for a foreign country |
alliances | agreements between people or countries |