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15 Cards in this Set
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polis
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A different word for City-State
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acropolis
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High city built on a hilltop, with great temples dedicated to gods and goddesses
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monarchy
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A government in which a king or queen exersises central power
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aristocracy
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Rule by landholding elite
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oligrachy
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Government in which ruling power belongs to a few people
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phalanx
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A massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers
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helot
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Member of class of state-owned slaves in ancient Sparta
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democracy
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Government by the people
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tyrant
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People who gained power by force
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legislature
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Law making body, that debated laws before deciding to approve or reject them
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Peloponnesus
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blu
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Solon
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ble
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Cleisthenes
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ble
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Zues
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bel
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alliance
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bel
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