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history test 11/30
Question | Answer |
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Aristocrats | a rich land owner or noble |
mythology | stories about gods or heroes |
citizen | people who had the right to participate in the government |
polis | greek word for city-state |
monarchy | a type of government is which one person inherits power |
tyrant | a leader who held power through the use of force |
democracy | a type of government in which only a few people rule themselves |
oligarchy | a type of government in which only a few people have power |
how did the citizens in athens participate in the government ? | the laws had to be approved by the assembly and had to vote with a white or black rock |
what covers most of Greece's mainland? | mountains |
what is consisted of all Athenian citizens ? | Assembly |
what did Greek city-states that often stood on top of a high hill? | acropolis |
what is considered the "Father of Democracy?" | cleisthenes |
what were the only people that were considered citizens in Athens? | landowning men |