Highest point in a city or upper city

The city's market place and social center

A government ruled by a single person, such as a king

A government ruled by a small group of elite, landowning families

A powerful man who takes advantage of a situation and seizes power

A government in which citizens have a direct role in governing

State owned slaves captured from conquered lands

A government ruled by a few powerful citizens

A disease that causes many deaths

An agreement to stop fighting

A military tactic in which troops surround a city with soldiers in an attempt to take control of it

The study of the universe and our place in it

A humorous form of Greek drama that often mocked famous people

A serious form of Greek drama in which characters endure suffering before an unhappy ending