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Chapter 10 Section 3
Term | Definition |
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Athens | A city-state on the Aegean coast. It had the strongest navy |
Oligarchy | A form of government in which a few people had the ruling power |
Solon | Broke the political power of Athens and freed dept-slaves |
Constitution | A set of principles and rules for governing |
Democratic | Favoring equality for all citizens |
Peisistratus | Gave land to the poor farmers and longer required land ownership for men to be citizens |
Cleisthenese | He established the world’s first democratic constitution. His reforms lasted for almost 300 years |