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Shrine
areas to honor gods and goddesses
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frescoes
watercolor paintings done on wet plaster
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straits
narrow water passages
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polis
greeks unique version of citystate
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monarchy
a government in which a queen or a king has power
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aristocracy
rule by a landholding elite
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oligarchy
government in which the business class has power
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phalanx
massive formation in which heavily armed foot soilders form
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helots
state-owned slaves
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democracy
goverment by the people
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tyrants
people who gained power by force
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legislature
law making body
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alliance
a formal agreement between two or more nations
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direct democracy
government in which th citizens get a part in
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jury
citizens who have the power to make final judgement in a trial
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ostracism
the process in which citizens banish a public figure who was saw as a threat
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rhetoric
the art of skillfull speaking
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tragedies
stories of human suffering
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comedies
funny plays which mocked people or customs
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assassination
murder of a public figure
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heliocentric
sun-centered
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