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Shrine
areas to honor gods and goddesses
frescoes
watercolor paintings done on wet plaster
straits
narrow water passages
polis
greeks unique version of citystate
acropolis
high city
monarchy
a government in which a queen or a king has power
aristocracy
rule by a landholding elite
oligarchy
government in which the business class has power
phalanx
massive formation in which heavily armed foot soilders form
helots
state-owned slaves
democracy
goverment by the people
tyrants
people who gained power by force
legislature
law making body
alliance
a formal agreement between two or more nations
direct democracy
government in which th citizens get a part in
stipend
fixed salary
jury
citizens who have the power to make final judgement in a trial
ostracism
the process in which citizens banish a public figure who was saw as a threat
logic
rational thinking
rhetoric
the art of skillfull speaking
tragedies
stories of human suffering
comedies
funny plays which mocked people or customs
assassination
murder of a public figure
assimilated
absorbed
heliocentric
sun-centered
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social studies vocab
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social studies vocab
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2010-11-12T01:32:24Z
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