7th Grade Unit 5 Vocab

A government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person.

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society.

• Monarch

• Tyrant

• Aristocrat

• Elder

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

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

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

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

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

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Tyranny

• Democracy

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

• Aristocrat

• Tyrant

• Oligarch

• Citizen

A group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws.

• Tyranny

• Jury

• Assembly

• Democracy

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

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Athens

• Delphi

A city-state of ancient Greece, known for its military oligarchy.

• Corinth

• Sparta

• Delphi

• Corinth

A peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland of Greece.

• Lower Peninsula

• Peloponnesus

• Indian Peninsula

• Ionia