Ancient Greece

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Athenian leader; he encouraged the spread of democracy and led Athens when the city was at its height. To encourage more citizens to participate in government, he paid those who served in public offices or on juries. His name was?

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Pericles

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Government that is made up of a small group of people from the highest social class in a society is called a?

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Aristocracy

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A type of government in which people rule themselves by directly voting is called?

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Democracy

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In ancient Greece, the name for an independent city-state was the_______? Options: Monarchy, Polis, Villa, Confederation

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Polis

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This ancient Greek leader held power through the use of force. He was known as a _________?

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Tyrant

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Life in the city often focused on the marketplace, or _______ in Greek. Farmers brought their crops to the market to trade for goods made by craftsmen in the town.

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agora

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Around 500 BC a new leader named ____________ gained power in Athens. He was able to overthrow the aristocracy once and for all. In its place, he established a completely new form of government. Under his leadership, Athens developed the world’s first democracy. For this reason, he is sometimes called the father of democracy.

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Cleisthenes

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The Greeks created constitutions in which laws were written. A constitution is a set of beliefs and laws that are used to govern a state, nation, or organization.

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True