Ancient Greek vocabulary

Mr. Altman (United States of America)
These are vocabulary words from chapter 11.
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  1. city state
    a state consisting of a sovereign city
    An independent self-governing state.
  2. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  3. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  4. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  5. tyrant
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  6. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  7. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  8. comedy
    a humorous incident or series of incidents
  9. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  10. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  11. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development
Created on Fri Oct 04 09:29:07 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Oct 04 15:26:38 EDT 2013)

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