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Oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people
Monarchy
A government ruled by a king or queen
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.
Helots
Farmers in Spartan territories, forced to farm their land and turn over their products to their Spartan overlords
city-state (polis)
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Acropolis
A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city
Aristocracy
the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
Tyranny
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
Direct Democracy
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
Representative Democracy
a form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf
citizen/citizenship
a person who has the right to take part in government
Athens
A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta.
Sparta
A powerful Greek military polis that was often at war with Athens
Boule
Council of 500 who chose issues for the Athenian assembly to vote on
assembly
a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws
Council of Elders
a small group of Spartans who made all the important governing decisions
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