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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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