Classical Civilizations Vocab

The fundamental political unit of ancient Greece around 750 B.C.; with fewer than 20,000 residents.

• City-State

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Oligarchy

A word for city-state in ancient Greece.

• Cuidad

• Polis

• Acropolis

• Plebians

Government ruled by a king or queen

• Theocracy

• Aristocracy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

A form of government in which the most prominent citizens rule

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

A government run by only a few individuals, often the wealthy.

• Theocracy

• Aristocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

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

• Direct Democracy

• Citizen

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

A recognized member of a particular social, political, or national community.

• Plato

• Plebeians

• Citizen

• Artistotle

A form of government in which the ruler has absolute control over the daily lives of his subjects.

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

A government under the control of a Church or state-sponsored religion or a religious figure

• Aristocracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

Powerful city-state in ancient Greece; associated with democracy.

• Athens

• Sparta

• Babylon

• Rome