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Greece Review
Greece Review, it's what is sounds like.
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Social Studies
6th Grade
02/07/2024

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City-state
Definition
A city that acts like an independent country.
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Monarchy
Definition
A system of government where the head of state is a king and succession is based on heredity.
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Peninsula
Definition
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
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Polis
Definition
A Greek city-state.
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Aristocrats
Definition
The ruling class / rich landowners.
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Oligarchy
Definition
A government in which a few people or groups of people hold power.
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Direct Democracy
Definition
A system of government in which citizens participate directly in decision making.
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Representative Democracy
Definition
A system of government where the citizens elect others to make decisions for them.
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Tyrant
Definition
A leader who uses force to take control and hold power.
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Cleisthenes
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An aristocrat who founded democracy in Athens.
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Phalanx
Definition
Greek fighting formation; a tight rectangle of men with overlapping shields/spears.
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Alliance
Definition
An agreement to work together.
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