Week 4! --GOOGLE DOC
š Open your filled out google doc.
š Go to the very last row and the last box with your
sentence in it. Click your cursor at the end of your
sentence.
š Hit the TAB button on your computer to make new rows
for week 4
š Skip one row– WRITE WEEK Four in bold in the word box
self-sufficient
Definition: (adjective)
1. Needing no outside help in meeting basic needs.
Synonyms: self-sustaining, self-reliant, self-supporting
š The people of Greece formed small civilizations that were
self-sufficient.
isolated
Definition: (adjective)
1. Far away from other places with minimal contact
with others.
2. A feeling of loneliness
Synonyms: secluded, remote, lonely
Knossos was isolated due to their location on an island.
polytheistic
Definition: (noun)
1.The belief and worship of more than one
god/goddess
The Ancient Greeks were all polytheistic even
though they each had their own patron god
or goddess.
peninsula
Definition: (noun)
1. An area of land surrounded by water on three
sides.
Synonyms: point, jetty, cape
šGreece is made up of many peninsulas.
isthmus
Definition: (noun)
1. A narrow strip of land forming a link between two larger
areas of land, surrounded by water
Synonyms: strait, nape
š Corinth had very little land as they were located on a
isthmus.
colony
Definition: (noun)
1. A group of people who leave their native country to form
a new land in another place
Synonyms: outpost, province, territory
š Several city-states in Ancient Greece developed colonies
to grow more food.
tyranny
Definition: (noun)
1. A government that is ruled by an unlawful ruler who has
all the power.
Synonyms: domination, dictatorship
š Tyranny was often the result of war, when one ruler took
over another’s land and rule.
agora
Definition: (noun)
The main marketplace in a city-state, often where
community meetings were held.
1. Synonyms: bazaar, plaza, marketplace
š The citizens in Athens gathered in the agora to debate
politics.
archy
Definition: (noun)
1. A root word of Greek origin that means government
Example words: oligarchy, anarchy, monarchy
š Mono means one, and archy means government, so
monarchy means a government with one ruler.
polis
Definition: (noun)
1. A root word of Greek origin that means city
Example words: metropolitan, acropolis, cosmopolis
š Acro means dead and polis means city, so an acropolis is
a city of the dead.
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