Ancient GreeceVocabulary Words

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AcropolisA large hill which the

Greeks built their city-states around.

AgoraA place where Greeks meet and conduct business.

AssemblyA lawmaking place where people voted on issues that helped their city.

CitizenA person who has certain rights and responsibilities to his or her country.

ColonyA group of people who lived apart from Greece but kept economic ties with it.

DemocracyA form of government where people vote to make decisions.

JuryThey hear evidence and make decisions in a court of law.

MonarchyGovernment headed by one ruler.

PolisA Greek city-state.

PhilosophyA study of wisdom and the right way to live.

PeninsulaAn area of land nearly surrounded by water.

Peloponnesian

The war between Athens and Sparta.

OligarchyThe kind of government that is run by a small group of people.

HarborA sheltered place along a coastline.