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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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