Greek Philosophy and Government

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Hippocratic Oath

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Oath taken by medical students, swearing to practice medicine ethically.

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Aristocracy

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A Greek word for "rule by the best people."

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Polis

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A Greek city-state.

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Citizen

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A legal member of a country or city-state.

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Politics

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The art and practice of government.

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Sarissa

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18-foot-long Macedonian pike.

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direct democracy

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A form of government in which citizens participate directly in decision-making.

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A person who pays rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another person’s land.

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Tenant farmer

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Ownership and control of other people as property.

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Slavery

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Form of government in which citizens hold political power.

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Democracy