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Greece Government
Chapter 26
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monarchy | When there is only 1 ruler, or king with all the power. |
| Oligarchy | When there is a group of people with all the power, and use the power to benefit themselves. |
| Tyranny | When there is one ruler who stole the power from someone else, and mostly uses it for people, but sometimes for themselves. |
| Democracy | When all the people can vote, and agree on laws and proclamations. |
| city-state | An ancient Greek city woth it's own army, money, laws, and forms of govenment. |
| citizen | A person that lives in a city-state. |
| aristocrat | A very wealthy person, in land or money, and demands for the king's power. |
| assembly | A group of free male citizens in a democracy government that come up with solutions for a problem and ask for supporters. |