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| Greek, and blind storyteller, considered the best. composed famous epic poems. (ex. The Illiad) |
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| a government in which power is in the hands of a single person. |
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| a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility. |
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| a government in which power is in the hands of a few people-especially one in which rule is based on wealth. |
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| a government controlled by it's citizens, either directly or through representatives. |
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| a government in which citizen rule directly rather than through representatives. |
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| a thinker who uses logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality. |
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| an ancient kingdom north of Greece, whose ruler PhilipII conquered Greece in 338 B.C. |
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| relating to the civilization, language, art, science, and literature of the Greek world from the reign of Alexander the Great to the late second century B.C. Blended culture of Greek, Egyptian, Persain, and Indian |
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| a form of government in which power is in the hands of the representatives and leaders are elected by citizens who have the right to vote. |
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| in ancient Rome, the supreme governing body, originally made up of only aristocrats. |
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| in ancient Rome, a political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for a limited time. |
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| a military leader in Rome |
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| a conflict between two politcal groups within the same country. |
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| in ancient Rome, a group of three leaders sharing control the government. |
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| A jew born in Bethlehem who began a public ministry. Famous religious leader. |
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| the bishop of Rome, head of Roman Catholic church. |
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| a high-ranking christian official who supervises a number of churches. |
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| a decline in the value of money, accompanied by a rise in the prices of goods and services. |
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