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acropolis |
the hill above a Greek city on which temples were built |
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assembly |
a group of citizens in an ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws
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tyranny |
a government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king |
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democracy |
a government in which power is held by the people who exercise power directly or through elected representatives |
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oligarchy |
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people |
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monarchy |
a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person |
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Sparta |
a city state of ancient Greece known for its military oligarchy |
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Athens |
a city state of ancient Greece that was girst to have a democracy also known as the birthplace of western civilization |
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peninsula |
a body of land that is surrounded on three sides of water |
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peloponnesus |
a peninsula forming the southern part mainland of Greece |
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Parthenon |
the temple built on the acropolis above Athens honoring the goddess athena |
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citizen |
a person who has certain rights and duties in a city state or nation |
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colony |
a settlement under the control of a usually distant country |
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Aegean sea |
an arm of the Mediterranean east of greece |
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artisocrat |
a member of the most powerful class in greece society |