Greece Vocabulary Words

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Polytheism

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The belief in or worship of more than one god.

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Monotheism

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Belief in only one god.

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Olympic Gods

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The deities worshiped in ancient Greece. Includes Zeus, Hera, Athena, and Apollo.

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Direct Democracy

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A form of government in which citizens rule and vote on everything without representatives.

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Representative Democracy

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A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

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Monarchy

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A government ruled by a king or queen and power is passed to family.

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Oligarchy

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A government ruled by a few powerful people.

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Alexander the Great

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Between 334 and 323 B.C.E. he conquered the Persian Empire, reached the Indus Valley, founded many Greek-style cities, and spread Greek culture across the Middle East.

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Persian Wars

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A series of wars between the Greeks (mainly Athens) and the Persians in which the Greeks were usually victorious.

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City State

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City that separates to form an independent state with its own culture and government structure.