Greek City-States and Philosophy

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Greek word for city-state.

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Polis

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A fortress atop a tall hill in the center of the city-states.

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Acropolis

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Type of government in which the people rule themselves.

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Democracy

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Rich landowners.

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Aristocrats

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Government in which only a few people have power.

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Oligarchy

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Society ruled by rich landowners.

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Aristocracy

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Leader who rules by the use of force.

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Tyrant

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An agreement to work together.

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Alliance

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A war between the two great Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC.

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Peloponnesian War

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Body of stories about gods and heroes that tries to explain how the world works.

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Mythology