8.2 (Birth of Democracy) Vocab
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democracy
a type of government in which people rule themselves
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oligarchy
a government in which only a few people have power
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citizens
people who had the right to participate in government
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tyrant
a leader who held power through the use of force
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Cleisthenes
father of democracy; he thought the aristocrats should not run government
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Pericles
ruled Athens about 460 BC - 429 BC; encouraged people to participate in government
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Monarchy
*There is one ruler. *The ruler usually inherited power. *The ruler usually passed on leadership to his son.
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