| A | B |
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| Acropolis | site of the Parthenon, located outside of Athens - a mountain |
| Alexander the Great | he unified Greek city states - created a HELLENIC EMPIRE |
| alliance | to join forces |
| architecture | building |
| Aristotle | Greek philosopher - classified objects in nature |
| Athens | birthplace of democracy |
| BCE | categorizes time |
| citizenship | rights and priviledges |
| commerce | trade |
| democracy | government by the people |
| direct democracy | the people participate in govt. |
| Hellenistic | Greek culture |
| immortal | live forever |
| legendary | famous throughout time |
| moral | values |
| Mediterranean Sea | a large body of water surrounding Greece |
| oligarchy | rule by a few |
| orator | a speaker |
| oration | a speech |
| ostracism | to kick out |
| Parthenon | a Greek temple on the Acropolis |
| Pericles | an Athenian orator - spoke for democracy |
| philosopher | a thinker, questioner |
| Plato | he wrote "The Republic" |
| The Republic | written by Plato - it spoke of govt.: dictatorship |
| Socrates | Greek Philosopher: developed rules of questioning the truth of things |
| subsistence | barely able to grow or earn enough to survive |
| tyrant | dictator |
| tyranny | a government run by a dictator |
