Greece Vocabulary Study Guide citizen a legal member
Greece Vocabulary: Study Guide
citizen a legal member of a country or city-state
polis a Greek city-state
politics art and practice of government
aristocracy hereditary class of rulers (Greek for “rule by the best people”)
democracy a form of government in which citizens hold political power
Assembly met to discuss political issues and make decisions for the city-state
tyranny unjust use of power, or in ancient Greece, a government run by a strong leader
oligarchy a government in which a small group of people rule
ephor man responsible for the day-to -day operation of the government in Sparta
military state society organized for the purpose of waging war
helot a Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
tenant farmer a person who pays rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another person’s land
mercenary a soldier who fights for pay rather than for his or her country
Hippocratic Oath an oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
cease to stop
Socratic Method a form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to force them to think more clearly
Delian League a military alliance led by Athens
Peloponnesian League a military alliance led by Sparta
Hellenistic the form of Greek culture that emerged after Alexander’s conquests
mythology a collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes
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