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Unit 5 Ch 8 Sec 1&2
Geography and Early Greeks, Government in Athens
Term | Definition |
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polis | Greek word for city-state |
classical | an age that is marked by great achievements |
acropolis | a high hill, often with a fortress, at the center of a Greek city-state |
democracy | a type of government in which people rule themselves |
aristocrats | powerful nobles or landowners |
oligarchy | a government run a few wealthy people |
citizens | people who have the right to participate in government |
tyrant | a leader who comes to power in an illegal way |
Draco | a leader of Athens who created a set very harsh laws |
Cleisthenes | the man considered to be the Father of Democracy |