Vocabulary from A.P. World History's third Unit!
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| 987759840 | bacchanal | a follower of Bacchus, and an occasion of drunken revelry | |
| 987759841 | caravan | a vehicle equipped for living in, usually towed by animals (camels, donkey's, etc.) and carrying a group of travelers, traveling together to deserts and/or hostile territories | |
| 987759842 | colony | any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power; under full control of another people or territory | |
| 987759843 | convivium | (ancient Greece) a drinking party | |
| 987759844 | debilitating | to make weak or feeble; enfeeble | |
| 987759845 | Democracy | government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system; by the whole population and eligible members of a state | |
| 987759846 | demoralizing | to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of; to corrupt or undermine the morals of | |
| 987759847 | dictator | a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession | |
| 987759848 | Epicurean | disciple or student of Greek philosopher Epicuns; as well as fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits,especially in eating and drinking | |
| 987759849 | Federation | a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs | |
| 987759850 | Helot | of Spartan state; not slaves but not free; a serf or slave-esque; bondman | |
| 987759851 | Odyssey | an epic poem attributed to Homer, describing Odysseus's adventures in his ten-yearattempt to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War; a long series of wanderings or adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences, hardships, etc | |
| 987759852 | oligarchy | a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique;government by the few; a small group of people having control of a country, orginization, or institution | |
| 987759853 | oracle | a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity; an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry; response to question | |
| 987759854 | polis | 'city' in Greek; a citadel or fortified site that offered refuge for local communities during times of fear or other emergencies | |
| 987759855 | qanat | a gently sloping underground tunnel for irrigation purposes; taps underground mountain water and channels it through tunnels | |
| 987759856 | rational | having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense; based on or in accordance with reason or logic; logical | |
| 987759857 | Republic | a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by the | |
| 987759858 | satrap | a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy; a provincial governor in the ancient Persian Empire | |
| 987759859 | Socratic | a form of inquiry and discussion between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas; understanding of human nature with ethics and morality; named after Greek philosopher Socrates | |
| 987759860 | Stoicism | taught that virtue, the highest good, is based on knowledge, and that the wise live in harmony with the divine Reason (also identified with Fate and Providence) that governs nature, and are indifferent to the vicissitudes of fortune and to pleasure and pain; endures pain without complaint; hardship without expression of feeling; 'deal with it' | |
| 987759861 | symposion | (in ancient Greece and Rome) a convivial meeting, usually following a dinner, for drinking and intellectual conversation; a 'drinking together' meeting; followed by conviviums and/or bacchanals | |
| 987759862 | tribute | an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration; made annually or periodically to a state or ruler for their (the tribute's) dependence | |
| 987759863 | tyrant | a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly; any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically; a cruel and oppressive ruler |
