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a type of government where the power is in the hands of a small, wealthy elite

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oligarchy

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a city state in ancient in Ancient Greece

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polis

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a name for someone who uses very few words; derived from a region called Laconia where Sparta was located

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laconic

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noble landowners or hereditary landholding elite that that were in power in a type of government known as aristocracy

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aristocrats

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priests or priestesses through whom the gods were thought to speak

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oracles

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a building that stood on top of a hill with marble temples dedicated to the gods in Greek cities

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acropolis

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wrote the fables; the hare and the tortoise, the lion and the mouse, the fox and the grapes, the lions share, etc.

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Aesop

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the weak spot; from the Greek hero Achilles

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Achilles heel

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excessively harsh and severe

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draconian

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to take power through force/ one who takes power through force

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tyranny/ tyrant

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to exclude; to vote for banishment of a particular person who is seen as a threat to the democracy/government (in Athens esp.)

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ostracize

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watercolor paintings done on wet pastor

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frescoes

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a primary art form; storage for olive oil and wine mostly

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Greek vases

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a form of government where there is a king; there is a hereditary ruler who exercises central power

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monarchy

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a trick played on the people of Troy

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Trojan horse

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used to describe austere or harsh conditions; sparse

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spartan

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popular Athenian leader who lead during the Golden Age of Athens; economy thrived under him

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Pericles

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each individual, sovereign Greek city

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city state

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poet who is given credit for writing the Iliad and the Odyssey;

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Homer

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a type of government lead by the aristocrats

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aristocracy

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a legendary fruit stolen by Hercules

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Golden Apple

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slaves that worked the land for the Spartans

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helots

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a society where the government has total control over every person and thing

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totalitarian (society)

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government by the people where everyone participated on everyday events

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direct democracy