Ancient Greece Vocab Part 1

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Types of government in Ancient Greece before Athenian democracy:

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Monarchy, nobles ruled, tyranny.

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Commoners aided rulers with total power in overthrowing nobles.

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Tyrants

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Greek citizenship qualifications

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Free native-born men with land (later: merchant, artisan, or farmer)

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City-state with a military oligarchy and strong army

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Sparta

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City state central to Greek culture and trade in 400's BC

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Athens

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Athenian citizen soldiers in battle formation

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Hoplites

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Occupation of most Greeks?

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Farmers

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Type of democracy in Athens?

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Direct

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Type of democracy in the U.S. that governs for citizens?

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Representative

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Term for a Greek city-state?

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polis