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Polis/city-state
Itis a political city surrounded by land owned by that city; caused by the Greeksneeding fertile land and going overseas
Monarchy
Thisis a form of government in which a king or queen has the most power over thepeople; it was necessary to lead all of the people until the Greeks had grownin size and there needed to be more rulers (the nobles).

Sparta

Amilitary city-state in ancient Greece that trained boys as young as 7 to fight;women needed to bear male children to join the military, so they needed to bestrong

Athens

Itwas the birthplace of democracy, and the most powerful city-state after thePersian Wars; it was also people here were upset with the rules of thearistocracy, so the city-state moved towards a democracy
Democracy
Itis a form of government in which the people have most of the control; as peoplebecame more upset with the aristocracy they decided that they needed to form agovernment based on their needs

Tyrant

Aperson with complete power that was gained by force (especially in ancientGreece); these people gave a voice to the citizens who wanted to be heard andhelped them gain power in the government decisions
Plato/Republic
Platowas the main student of Socrates and helped the rest of the world understandthe Socratic method. He wrote the Republicin order to gain support for his vision on the ideal state

Socrates

Aphilosopher in ancient Greece who believed that knowledge was gained byunderstanding the senses rather than experiences; he would walk around andquestion people so they could understand their own beliefs and reasoning

Aristotle

Hebelieved that there should be many forms of government, and promoted reason asthe guiding force of knowledge. He also thought that no one should be above thelaw and that people should question the way they live

Republic

Arepublic is a government formed out of officials voted on by the public. Thiskept the justice system pretty fair during this period of time