Ancient Greece Vocab Test

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Greek city-state

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polis

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Legal member of a country or city-state

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Citizen

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“High city” in Greek; upper part of an ancient Greek city with public buildings and defenses.

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acropolis

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Art and practice of government

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Politics

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Hereditary class of rulers, Greek for 'rule by the best.'

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Aristocracy

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Government ruled by a small group

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Oligarchy

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Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers moving as a unit

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phalanx

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Unjust use of power; in ancient Greece, a government by a strong ruler.

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tyranny

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Form of government where citizens hold power.

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Democracy

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Government where citizens participate directly in daily affairs.

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Direct democracy