Greece Vocabulary

Satrapies - The 20 states in which Darius divided the Persian Empire

Representative Democracy - System of government in which people elect leaders to make laws

Peloponnesus - A peninsula in southern Greece

Helot - Person who was conquered and enslaved by the ancient Spartans

Satrap - Official who ruled a city-state in the Persian Emipire under Darius

Democracy - Government in which all citizens share in running the government

Polis - The Early Greek citry-state, made up of a city and the surrounding countryside and run like an independant country

Agora - In early Greek city-state, an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place

Oligarchy - Government in which a small group of people holds power

Tyrant - Person who takes power by force and rules with authority

Colony - Settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland

Peninsula - Body of land with water on three sides

Philosopher - Thinker who seeks wisdom and ponders questions about life

Greece Vocabulary

Zoroastiranism - Persian religionfounded by Zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that goodness would triumph in the end

Greece Vocabulary

Direct Democracy - System of government in which people gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters