Ancient Greece Vocabulary

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a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person

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Monarchy

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a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

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Oligarchy

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a government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king

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Tyranny

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a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives

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Democracy

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a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation

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Citizen

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a city and its surrounding land functioning as an independent country

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city-state

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city-state of ancient Greece that was first to have a democracy; also known as the birthplace of Western civilization; the capital city of present day Greece

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Athens

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a city-state of ancient Greece known for its military oligarchy

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Sparta

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a peninsula forming the southern part of mainland Greece

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Peloponnesus

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a marketplace in ancient Greece

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Agora