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Topic 6. Grecce
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polis | city-state |
| citizen | members of a city-state that had rights |
| acropolis | high city |
| politics | the art and the practice of government |
| aristocracy | a hereditary class of rulers |
| eventual | final |
| exclude | to shut out or to keep from participating |
| direct democracy | a state governed under a system of direct democracy |
| representative democracy | is a type of democracy where representatives are elected by the public |
| maintain | to keep and support |
| oligarchy | a political power that is held by a small group of people |
| phalanx | a formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit |
| tyranny | an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty |
| deocracy | rule by the people |
| citizenship | a membership in a community |
| lecturer | a person who gives a informational talk to students |