Ancient Greece Vocab

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Greek city-state

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polis

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High city in Ancient Greece.

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acropolis

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Farmers renting land for crops

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Tenant farmers

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government "by the people"

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democracy

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Best people - very wealthy

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Aristocracy

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Government run by a small group

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Oligarchy

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Leadership passed from ruler to son; kings & queens.

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Monarchy

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Type of democracy where officials are elected to represent citizens.

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Representative democracy

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Type of democracy where citizens vote directly, as in Athens.

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direct democracy

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Non-citizen in Greece; foreigner

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