Lesson 29/30 Vocabulary

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a settlement under the control of a usually distant country

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colony

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a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greek society

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aristocrat

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a group of citizens, in an ancient Greek democracy, with the power to pass laws

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assembly

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a person who has certain rights and duties in a city-state or nation

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citizen

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a government in which power is held by the people, who exercise power directly or through elected representatives

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democracy

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a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person

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monarchy

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a government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people

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oligarchy

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government in which absolute ruling power is held by a person who is not a lawful king

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tyranny