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| acropolis | a high rocky hill where early people built cities |
| peninsula | an area of land nearly surrounded by water |
| tribute | a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one |
| oracle | in ancient Greece, a sacred site used to consult a god or goddess; any priest or priestess who spoke for the gods |
| epic | a long poem that tells a story |
| aristocrat | a member of a rich and powerful family, might have ruled an early Greek city-state |
| tragedy | when a Greek drama ends in disaster for the main character |
| tyrant | a ruler supported by the middle and working classes in Greece |
| philosopher | used reason to try to explain natural events |
| assassinate | to murder for political reasons |
