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Chapter 8 Vocab

Ancient Greece

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polis Greek city-state
citizen legal member of a country or city-sate
acropolis "high city" in Greek; the upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public buildings & the city's defenses were located.
politics art and practice of government
aristocracy hereditary class of rulers, Greek for "rule by the best people"
tenant farmer person who pays rent, either in money or crops, to grow crops on another person's land.
metic a foreigner in a Greek city-state, often a merchant or artisan
slavery ownership and control of other people as property
oligarchy government in which a small group of people rule
phalanx Greek military formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit.
tyranny unjust use of power, or in Ancient Greece a government run by a strong ruler
democracy form of government in which citizens hold political power
citizenship membership in a state or community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
direct democracy government in which citizens take part directly in the day-to-day affairs of government.
representative democracy democracy in which people elect representatives to make the nation's laws.
ephor man responsible for the day-to-day operation of the government in Sparta
helot Messian person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
military state Society organized for the purpose of waging war
barracks military housing
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