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| harbor | A sheltered place along a coast |
| peninsula | An area of land nearly surrounded by water |
| polis | Greek word meaning city-state |
| acropolis | A large hill where city residents could seek shelter and safety in times of war |
| citizen | a person (man) who has certain rights and responsibilities in the community |
| oligarchy | A government where the richest, most powerful citizens were in control |
| monarchy | A government where one ruler or king rules |
| democracy | A government where citizens vote to make decisions |
| Homer | Ancient Greek poet; wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey |
| assembly | A lawmaking body of a government |
| Pericles | An ancient Athean; made sure poor as well as rich citizens could take part in government |
| juries | Groups of citizens chosen to hear evident and make decisions in a court of law |
| Socrates | He led discussions about the right way to live and taught philosophy |
| philosophy | The search for wisdon amd the right way to live |
| Peloponnesian Wars | War between Athens and Sparta |
| Macedonia | A powerful kingdom in the north |
| Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece and spread Greek culture |
| Aristotle | Greek Philosopher who was the private teacher of Alexander the Great |
| Alexandria | City in Egypt, named after Alexander the Great, became important to the Greek empire |
