World History

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World History

• Chapter 4 Greece the Hellenistic Age
• Key Terms

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Agora
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Agoraan open air market place
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acropolis
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Acropolis fortified gathering place at the top
of a hill
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polis
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Polis a city and the surrounding countryside
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hoplites
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Hoplites heavily armed Greek infantrymen
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phalanx
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Phalanx rectangular battle formation of
hoplites standing shoulder to should with
overlapping shields long spears
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democracy
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Democracy rule by the people
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oligarchy
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Oligarchy rule by a few
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helots
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Helots captured people, slaves to the Spartans
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ephors
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Ephors people elected in Sparta to educate the
youth oversee the conduct of citizens
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ostracism
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Ostracism the process for temporarily banning
ambitious politicians from the city by a popular
vote
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Age of Pericles
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Age of Pericles the height of Ahtenian power
brilliance
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An organized system of thought
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An organized system of thought Philosophy
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Form of drama that portrays a conflict between
the protagonist a superior force, where the
protagonist is brought to extreme ruin TRAGEDY
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Form of drama that portrays a conflict between
the protagonist a superior force, where the
protagonist is brought to extreme ruin