Government in Athens

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Which of the following best defines a polis? a marketplace where goods were traded, a high hill on which a fortress was often built, a period of great achievements, a small city-state

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a small city-state

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Under which leader did democracy in Athens reach its height?

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Pericles

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What does "democracy" mean?

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"rule of the people"

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The title of a single leader who uses force to hold power

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tyrant

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A group of rich landowners is known as

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aristocrats

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When a government is run by a small group of people who have power, it is called a(n)

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oligarchy

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People who had the right to participate in a democratic government were known as

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citizens

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The "father of democracy" in Ancient Athens was

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Cleisthenes

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A system of government where citizens trust other people to create laws and vote for them is called

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representative democracy

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A system of government where all citizens gather together to discuss issues and cast votes on them is called

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direct democracy