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19 Cards in this Set
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democracy
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form of goverment in whick the citzens hold power
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oligarchy
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form of goverment in witch a small group holds political power
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aristocrat
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member of nobility or the upper class
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polis
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city-tae in ancient greece
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acropolis
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fortified hill
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agora
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public square
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helot
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spartain slaves
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rhetoric
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the art of affective public speaking
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draconian
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cruel or harsh
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phalanx
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military formation were soliders stood with there sheilds in front of them
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ostracism
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kicking out an official
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ephors
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1 of 5 elected magistales exercising a power over kings of sparta
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perioeci
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artisans and merchants from conquered teritory
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tyrant
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person who seized power and established a one man rule
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symposium
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a gathering of men with eating drinking and talking
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labyrinth
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maze
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bard
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singing storyteller
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citizen
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member of a polis who took part in the goverment
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mercenary
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hired soliders
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