| A | B |
|---|
| rule by the people | democracy |
| an open-air market & gathering place in many ancient Greek city-states | agora |
| a system in which the ideas & decisions supported by the most people are followed | majority rule |
| a system in which a small group controls the government | oligarchy |
| a wealthy ruling class | aristocracy |
| in ancient Sparta, a slave owned by the state | Helot |
| a lawmaking group | assembly |
| a walled fort built on a hill | acropolis |
| someone who illegally took control of a government & ruled alone; a cruel leader | tyrant |
| a story passed from generation to generation that usually tells about an ancient | myth |
| a city-state consisting of a city & the farms, town, & villages around it | polis |
