| A | B |
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| city-state | a city that is like a small country |
| monarchy | a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person, a king |
| oligarchy | a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people |
| tyranny | a form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a person who takes power by force |
| democracy | a form of government in which the power is shared by the citizens |
| aristocrat | a member of the most powerful class in ancient Greece |
| oligarch | one of several rulers |
| monarch | a single ruler |
| citizen | a member of a democracy |
| tyrant | a person who takes power by force |
| Sparta | the city-state that had an oligarchy for the longest time |
| Athens | the city-state that was first developed democracy |
| assembly | a group of citizens with the power to pass laws |
| direct democracy | every citizen votes on every issue or law |
| representative democracy | people vote for representatives who decide on the issues or laws |
| king's oldest son | this person usually take the king's place when he dies |
| queens | Greek settlements did not have women rulers |
| free men | any of these men can speak in the Assembly |
| slaves | these men did not have a say in the laws in a democracy |
| Mrs. Mathenia | the best social studies teacher at Hillview! |
