Key Terms

6. a unit of the Roman army made up by approximately 6000 soldiers
7. an early Greek culture that thrived in mainland Greece
8. a Greek leader who relied on the military to rule
10. a type of government in which people hold power through elected representatives
12. a standard unit of the Greeka and Macedonian armies
13. a Greek city-state

1. a term derived from the name of one of the Greek politicians; very cruel
2. legendary author of the Illiad and the Odissey
3. a ruler with almost absolute power selected from one of the Roman consuls to rule in times of emergency
4. a hill at the center of a Greek city-state
5. supreme governing body of the Roman government made up primarily by aristocrats
9. the highest position in the Church; the head of the Catholic Church today
11. a high-ranking Church official who supervises a number of local churches