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body of land with water on three sides
a) peninsula
b) colony
c) polis
d) tyrant
settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland
a) colony
b) polis
c) peninsula
d) satrap
the early Greek city-state, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and run like an independent country
a) polis
b) colony
c) helot
d) peninsula
in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place
a) agora
b) polis
c) tyrant
d) colony
person who takes power by force and rules with total authority
a) tyrant
b) oligarchy
c) democracy
d) helot
government in which a small group of people holds power
a) oligarchy
b) democracy
c) direct democracy
d) representative democracy
government in which all citizens share in running the government
a) democracy
b) oligarchy
c) satrap
d) helot
person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans
a) helot
b) tyrant
c) satrap
d) polis
official who ruled a state in the Persian Empire under Darius
a) satrap
b) tyrant
c) helot
d) myth
system of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters
a) direct democracy
b) oracle
c) myth
d) representative democracy
system of government in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and governmental decisions on their behalf
a) representative democracy
b) direct democracy
c) oligarchy
d) fable
thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life
a) philosopher
b) helot
c) tyrant
d) satrap
traditional story describing gods or heroes or explaining natural events
a) myth
b) oracle
c) comedy
d) tragedy
sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess
a) oracle
b) myth
c) drama
d) fable
long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds
a) epic
b) fable
c) myth
d) comedy
short tale that teaches a lesson
a) fable
b) myth
c) drama
d) epic
story told by actors who pretend to be characters in the story
a) drama
b) myth
c) tragedy
d) comedy
form of drama in which a person struggles to overcome difficulties but meets an unhappy end
a) tragedy
b) comedy
c) myth
d) epic
form of drama in which the story has a happy ending
a) comedy
b) tragedy
c) epic
d) oracle
what a person leaves behind when he or she dies
a) legacy
b) myth
c) polis
d) agora
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