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17 Cards in this Set
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Polis |
A greek city state |
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Acropolis |
Great marble temples dedicated to gods and goddesses in the Polis |
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Marketplace |
Where free men spent most of their time outdoors and talked about things that effected there lives |
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Monarchy |
A government in which a king or queen exersises centeral power |
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Aristocracy |
Ruled by a landholder elite |
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Oligarchy |
The middle class of Greeks came, challanged, and beat the land owner nobales for power. |
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Democracy |
Goverment for the people |
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3 reforms by the Solan |
Outlawed debt slavery, opened high offices to more citizen, and aranged citizenship to forgieners |
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Tyrant |
people who gained power by force |
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Cleisthens |
A reformer in 507 bc |
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Council of 500 |
members chosen by lot among all citizens |
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legislature |
law making body |
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Who member of legislature |
all citizens over 30 |
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Purpose of Delian League |
Made to meet continued threats from Persia |
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"Age of Pericles" period |
It was the golden age for athens, their economy thrived, goverment became democratic. |
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Advantage direct democracy |
Power is with the people, everyone has equal part in law making |
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Disadvantage direct democracy |
Everybody does not agree, makes hard for big dessisions |
