Ancient Greece Vocabulary Words Caleb Velazquez
Acropolis A large hill which the Greeks built their city-states around
Agora A place where Greeks meet and conduct business
ASSEMBLY A lawmaking place where people voted on issues that help their city
Citizen A person who has certain rights and responsibilities to his or her country
Colony A group of people who lived apart from Greece but kept economic ties with it
Democracy A form of government where people vote to make decision
Jury They here evidence to make diction in court
Monarchy Government headed by one ruler
Polis A Greek city state
Philosophy A study of wisdom and the right way to live
Peninsula An area of land nearly surrounded by water
Peloponnesian war The war between the Athens and the spartas
oligarchy The kind of government run by small group of people
Harbor A sheltered place along the coast line