Unit 2 Wk 1 Vocab SS_2020

Front

Sharing and borrowing ideas from cultures

Back

cultural diffusion

Front

Projecting above the surrounding area, usually higher than others.

Back

mountainous

Front

Central city with surrounding villages, own government, and culture.

Back

city-state

Front

A person who studies why the world is as it is

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philosopher

Front

A long poem about heroic deeds

Back

epic

Front

Buying and selling or bartering commodities

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trade

Front

Central city of a city-state with surrounding villages.

Back

polis

Front

Art or science of building; refers to building appearance.

Back

architecture

Front

Imaginary entity with unverifiable existence

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myth

Front

Serious plays or literary works that end in misfortune or ruin for characters.

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tragedies