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Ancient Greece List

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acropolis a defensive complex built on a high hill. The name comes from the Greek akro for "high" or "extreme/extremity" or "edge", and polis for "city"; acropolis is translated as "high city", "city on the edge" or "city in the air"
agora a gathering place (the marketplace of ancient Greece) bard (n) - someone who writes or performs epic poems or stories about heroes and their deeds
bas-relief sculptural form in which the projection from the surrounding surface is slight and no part of the modeled form is undercut or engraved. example: the design on a penny or nickel
city-state a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
colony a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
democracy a form of government run by the people (there are different forms of democracies)
ephor a high-ranked government official in Sparta who was elected by the council of elders
epic poem a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters
helots enslaved laborers in Sparta (often captured during invasions)
javelin a light spear designed primarily to be thrown
oracle a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess (can also be the representative person who spoke for the deity themselves)
oligarchy a government in which a small group has control
patina a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period.
phalanx a group of armed foot soldiers in ancient Greece arranged in close rows
polis a Greek city-state
tyrant someone who seizes powers and rules with total authority
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