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What is an indirect democracy?
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citizens rule through representatives
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What is a direct democracy?
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a government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives
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What is a democracy?
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a government controlled by its citizens, either directly or through representatives
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What is a republic?
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a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the republic
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Who is Pericles?
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a wise and able statesman who led Athens for 32 years, from 461 BC to 429 BC, known for the Golden Age of Greece
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How did Pericles expand democracy?
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by increasing the number of paid public officials and by paying jurors
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Who is Justinian?
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an emperor in 528 AD
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What did Justinian contribute to the written law?
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wrote the new code consisting of four works: The Code: containing 5000 Roman laws,The Institutes: a textbook for law students, The Novellae: laws past after 534
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