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| peninsula | An area of land almost entirely surrounded by water. |
| Harbor | A sheltered place along a coast used to protect boats and ships. |
| Polis | A city-state in Ancient Greece |
| Acropolis | A large hill in Ancient Greece where city residents sought shelter and safety in times of war and met to discuss commuinties affairs. |
| Agora | A central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace and as a meeting place. |
| Citizen | A person with certain rights and respons, bilities in his or her country or community. |
| Oligarchy | A type of government in which a small group of citizens control decision making. |
| Monarchy | A government ruled by a king and queen. |
| Democracy | A system of government in which citizens vote to make governmental dicisions. |
| Colony | A territory or community that is under the control of another country. |
| Assembly | A lawmaking body of government made up of a group of citizens. |
| Jury | A group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a desision in a court of law. |
| Philsophy | The study of or search for truth wisdom, and the right way to life. |
| Peloponnesian War | A war fought between Athens and Sparta in the 400s B.C. ending in a victory for Sparta. |
| Aesop | wrote famous fables |
| Herodotus | Recorded Greek history-writer |
| Darius | Persian king invaded Greece |
| Aristotle | Plato's student "the walker" |
| Plato | founded academy |
| Xerxes | Persian king lost Persian wars |
| Archimedes | scientist advanced math and science |
| Pericles | Athenian speech writer |
| Sappho | female poet love and friendship |
| Socrates | philosopher critical thinker |
| Homer | blind poet wrot Iliad and osyssey |
| Alexander the Great | ruled ancient world |
| Euclid | mathematician |
