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| isthmus | a small strip of land, with water on both sides, connecting two larger areas of land |
| cultural borrowing | adapting customs from one culture for use in another |
| long story-poems | epics |
| polis | city-state |
| acropolis | forts on the tops of hills to protect from enemy attacks. They became the center for daily life in many city-states |
| agora | an open air market and gathering place outside the acropolis; people met in the agora to exchange goods |
| tyrant | someone who took control of a government by force and ruled alone |
| aristocracy | This is when the richest men shared authority with the king. |
| assembly | lawmaking group |
| helots | slaves owned by the state, not by private citizens; they were people from conquered city-states |
| oligarchy | small ruling group |
| democracy | rule by the people |
| majority rule | the idea receiving the most votes wins |
| cultural identity | cultural connection |
| myth | story passed down about an ancient god or hero |
| leagues | groups of allies |
| tragedies | seriouse plays in which the main character comes to an unhappy end |
| comedies | humorous plays |
| Hippocrates | one of the greatest scientists of the Golden Age |
| demagogues | bad leaders |
| alliances | agreements to help each other |
| Hellenistic | Greek-like |
| multicultural | empire of many cultures |
| Altis | name for the sacred olive grove |
| gilded | coated with gold |
| Alpheus | a river in Greece |
| mingled | mixed together |
| revelers | party-goers |
| heat | a round or part of a contest |
