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					  What is the mainland?					 
					
					 the main part of a country of territory 
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					  What is philosophy?					 
					
					 the logical study of basic truths about knowledge, values, and the world 
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					  What is a monarchy?					 
					
					 rule by a king or queen 
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					  What is the Parthenon?					 
					
					 the temple to honor Athena 
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					  What is a comedy?					 
					
					 humorous dramatic work about politics or important people 
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					  What is an isthmus?					 
					
					 a strip of land that connects two landmasses 
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					  What is a hostage?					 
					
					 a person taken by force to make sure the taker's demands are met 
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					  What is a representative democracy?					 
					
					 the kind of government we have now 
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					  What is a fable?					 
					
					 a story that has a moral to it, like "The Tortoise and the Hare" 
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					  What is a city-state?					 
					
					 the basic unit of government in ancient Greece 
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					  What is a peninsula?					 
					
					 a body of land nearly surrounded by water 
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					  What is a plague?					 
					
					 a disease that spreads quickly and usually causes death 
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					  What is a direct democracy?					 
					
					 government where people have a direct say in making policies 
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					  What is geometry?					 
					
					 the study of lines and angles 
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					  What is a tyrant?					 
					
					 a person who took power illegally 
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					  What is the Acropolis?					 
					
					 the highest point in Athens, where temples were located 
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					  What are barracks?					 
					
					 boys lived in these at seven years of age in ancient Sparta 
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					  What is an aristocracy?					 
					
					 government ruled by the upper class 
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					  What are myths?					 
					
					 stories that explained the meaning of life about the gods and goddesses 
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					  What is a truce?					 
					
					 an agreement to stop fighting 
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					  What is Peloponnesus?					 
					
					 What was the name of the southern landmass of Greece where Sparta was located? 
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					  What is a catapult?					 
					
					 a military machine used to hurl stones or spears at enemy forces and city walls 
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					  What is an oligarchy?					 
					
					 government ruled by a few 
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					  What are epics?					 
					
					 stories about heroes and their great adventures 
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					  What is a citizen?					 
					
					 a person who is loyal and protected by a nation to have rights and privileges 
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