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Key terms and people
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A form of government run by the people. | Democracy |
| Athenian statesman; he introduced the first democracy in Greece and created the Boule. | Solon |
| A strongman who seized power by force and claimed to rule for the good of the people. | Tyrant |
| Ancient Greek ruler often called the "father of democracy". He increased the size of the council that governed Athens to 500, and he reorganized Athenian tribes on a geographical rather than familial basis. | Cleisthenes |
| A type of system, in which people vote directly on an issue. | Direct Democracy |
| A chief of state of ancient Athens. | Archon |
| A tight rectangle formation in which soldiers held long spears out ahead of a wall of shields. | Phalanx |
| Athenian statesman; he encouraged the spread of democracy in Athens and the growth of the city-state's power. | Pericles |