Ancient Greece Vocab and Political Systems Review

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Fill in the blank: A _______ is an independent kingdom or state made up of a city and the surrounding lands it controls.

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city-state

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Fill in the blank: An _______ was a citadel, or fortress, that housed the city’s municipal and religious buildings.

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Acropolis

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Fill in the blank: _______ is a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions.

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Democracy

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Fill in the blank: A _______ is a person who is a legal resident of a place and has certain rights and privileges that non-citizens do not have.

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citizen

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_______ is a Greek word meaning “rule by the best.”

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Aristocracy

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Fill in the blank: _______ is a policy by which one nation controls another, usually smaller or weaker, nation.

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Imperialism

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Fill in the blank: A _______ was a city-state, or a society of self-sufficient citizen peasants who played a part in government, religion, the military, and the economy.

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Polis

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Fill in the blank: _______ is the belief that the political power of a nation or state comes from the consent of the people.

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Popular sovereignty

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Fill in the blank: _______ is a type of government in which a relatively small number of rich people rule a nation or a state.

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Oligarchy

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Fill in the blank: A _______ is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

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peninsula