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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| city-state | a city that hadits own laws its own army and its own money. the city also had its own form of goverment |
| monarchy | loner ruler like King ,Queen or empirer who holds power in cuntrey or empier. |
| oligarchy | one of several people that rules a cuntrey or empire together sharing power. |
| democracy | in a democracy all citizins share in the ruling power |
| aristocrat | a member of the most powerful class in ancient greek socity |
| citizen | a member of a democracy, who has a certain rights and responsibalities |
| assembly | a group of citizensin an antient greek democrocy with the power to pass laws |
| tyrant | someone who took power illegally, |
| city state | polis |
| indirect democracy | when citizens for representative to govern on their behalf. |
| direct democracy | all citizens meet to decide on laws. |
| Ionian Sea | Sea to the west of Greece |
| Peninsula | A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. |
| Acropolis | A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city |
| Agora | An open area in Greece where people met to sell things and gather for discussions |
| Hoplites | heavily armed foot soldiers |
| Sparta | A powerful Greek military polis that valued military training |
| Athens | A democratic Greek polis that valued education and the arts. |
| helots | Spartan slaves |
| Alexander the Great | King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia, he united the Greek city-states |
| Mediterranean Sea | A large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa |
| Aegean Sea | What body of water lies to the east of the Greek mainland? |