Ancient Greece Chapters 1-6 vocab set

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A city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government.

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City-state

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A peninsula in southwestern Asia; today, most of this area is the country of Turkey.

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Asia Minor

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A type of government in which one person illegally seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way; a dictatorship.

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tyranny

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The upper or noble class whose members' status is usually inherited.

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aristocracy

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A government controlled by a small group of people made up of aristocratic and wealthy non-aristocratic families.

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oligarchy

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In ancient Greece, a form of government in which male citizens held ruling power and made decisions. In modern times, a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by vote.

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democracy

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A government led by a king or queen.

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monarchy

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A group of people in ancient Greece who made the laws.

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assembly

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A person who is legally recognized as a member or subject of a country or state.

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citizen

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In Ancient Athens, to send a person away from the city; today, ostracize means to ignore a person.

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ostracize