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social studies 26
chapter 26 about democrocy in social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| city-state | an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and goverment. |
| monarch | a single ruler, such as a king,queen,or empire, who holds all the power in a country or empire. |
| oligarch | one of several people who rule a country or empire together, sharing the power. |
| tyrant | a person who seizes power illegally. |
| democrocy | a form of goverment in which the ruling power is shared by all citizens. |
| aristocrat | a member of the most powerful class in ancient greek society. |
| citizen | a member of a democrocy, who has certain rights and responsibilities. |
| assembly | a group of citezens in an ancient Greeks democrocy with the power to pass laws. |