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aristocracy
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rule by a hereditary landholding elite
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monarchy
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a government in which heredity ruler exercises central power
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polis
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city-state
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patricians
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members of the landholding upper class
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inflation
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rapid rise of prices
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dictator
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ruler who has complete control over a government
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Plebeians
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the farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders who made up the bulk of the population, yet had little influence
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Athens
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capital and largest city of Greece
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Pax Romana
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"Roman Peace", During this time Roman rule brought peace, order, unity, and properity to lands stretching from the Euphrates River in the east to Britain in the west
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oligarchy
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in an oligarchy, power is in the hands of small, wealthy elite
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