hereditary class of rulers, Greek for “rule by the best people”

“high city” in Greek; the upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public buildings and the city’s defenses were located

Greek city-state

final

art and practice of government

legal member of a country or city-state

person who gives an informative talk to students

democracy in which people elect representatives to make the nation’s laws

membership in a state or community

unjust use of power, or in ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler

government in which a small group of people rule

to keep and support

government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government

form of government in which citizens hold political power

Greek military formation of heavily armed food soldiers who moved together as a unit