Vocab #4

3. a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility
5. a line of heavily armed infantry in a line with shields and spears
6. an economic system dependent of the exchange of goods
11. an economic system in which money replaces barter in the exchange of goods
12. a form of government in which all power is held by a small group of people, typically rich or high class persons
16. a civilization based on Greek culture
19. an alliance of ancient Greek city-states, dominated by Sparta and centered on the Peloponnese
20. a temple in Greece dedicated to the goddess Athena

1. a war within a country or nation, amongst countrymen
2. an ancient kingdom in the Balkan Peninsula
4. a peninsula in south Europe, bordered by Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean, and Black Seas
7. government by the people
8. an ancient Greek city-state
9. a state or nation in which power of rule is hereditary
10. a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, logic, and beliefs
13. an alliance of ancient Greek states formed to fight Persia
14. the most prosperous or peaceful age of a country or nation
15. a body of land surrounded by water on three sides
17. the capital of Greece, in southeastern part
18. a ruler or person in a position of power who uses power oppressively or unjustly