What was the significance of Greece as a classical empire?
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Helot
Spartan slave
Democracy
government by the people
Agora
the marketplace in ancient Greece
city-state
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
polis
A city-state in ancient Greece.
Athens
A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements
Oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people
Monarchy
A government ruled by a king or queen
peninsula
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
Peloponnesian War
Conflict between Athens and Sparta
Sparta
Greek city-state that was ruled by an oligarchy, focused on military, used slaves for agriculture, discouraged the arts
Alexander the Great
King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia
