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| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides. |
| colony | territory under control of another, usually distant, country. |
| polis | a city state in ancient Greece. |
| helot | person captured by Sparta and forced to live as a slave. |
| agora | central marketplace in Ancient Athens- siet of te,ples and government buildings. |
| Acropolis | Hilltop fortress in ancient Athens- included Parthenon and other famous buildings- citizens met to discuss affaits of the community. |
| Herodotus | Greek historian, AKA "Father of history", observed Persian wars. |
| monarchy | government headed by a king or queen. |
| tyranny | type of government in which all the power is held in the hands of one ruler, usually a military leader. |
| oligarchy | government run by a few people, usually members of rich, powerful families. |
| democracy | government run by the people in which the citizens make their laws. |
| assembly | basic lawmaking body of a democracy, made up of a group of citizens. |
| Pericles | Greek leader who passed laws to strengthen democracy. |
