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Oligarchy

A government ruled by a few powerful people

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Monarchy

A government ruled by a king or queen

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Metics

People living in Athens who were not Athenian citizens, who could work and who paid taxes but were not allowed to own land or take part in government.

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Helots

Farmers in Spartan territories, forced to farm their land and turn over their products to their Spartan overlords

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city-state (polis)

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

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Acropolis

A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city

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Aristocracy

the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.

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Tyranny

Cruel and oppressive government or rule

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Direct Democracy

A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

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Representative Democracy

a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf

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citizen/citizenship

a person who has the right to take part in government

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Athens

A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta.

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Sparta

A powerful Greek military polis that was often at war with Athens

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Boule

Council of 500 who chose issues for the Athenian assembly to vote on

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assembly

a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws

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Council of Elders

a small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions

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