Ancient Greece

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What is a city-state?

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a city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government

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What is a Tyranny?

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a type of government in which one person illegally seizes all power, usually ruling in a harsh and brutal way; a dictatorship

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What is a Monarchy?

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a government led by a king or a queen

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What is an oligarchy?

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the upper or noble class whose members’ status is usually inherited

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Who has power in a democracy?

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All citizens

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How are leaders chosen in a Democracy?

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A vote

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In an Oligarchy who had power?

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A small group of wealth men

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What is an assembly?

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a group of people; in ancient Greece, the Assembly made laws.

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What is Asia Minor?

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a peninsula in southwestern Asia; today most of this area is the country of Turkey

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What is a citizen?

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Legal member of a country