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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polis | greek city state |
| citizen | legal member of a cuontery |
| acropolis | high city |
| politices | art and practice of government |
| aristocracy | class of rulers |
| eventual | final |
| exclude | to shut out |
| period | a span of time |
| acquire | to get a hold of obtain |
| oligarchy x | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution |
| lecturer | a person who gives lectures, especially as a profession |
| phalanx | body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation. |
| tyranny | a government in which all power is in the hands of a single ruler. |
| democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
| citizenship | the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country |
| direct democracy | a form of government in which policies and laws are decided by a majority of all those eligible rather than by a body of elected representatives. |
| representative democracy | Representative democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives; as opposed to direct democracy, a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly. |
| maintain | provide with necessities for life or existence. |
| ephor | N |