Ancient Greece Flashcards
The definition of polis is _____.
A city-state
The definition of citizens is _____.
Members of a city-state who have legal rights
The definition of acropolis is _____.
A building on a high hill
The definition of politics is _____.
The art and practice of government
The definition of aristocracy is _____.
The definition of is _____.
The definition of polis is _____.
Greek city-state
The definition of citizens is _____.
Legal member of a country or city-state
The definition of acropolis is _____.
The upper part of an ancient Greek city, where public defences and the city’s public buildings are located.
The definition of politics is _____.
Art and practice of government
The definition of aristocracy is _____.
Hereditary class of rulers
The definition of oligarchy is _____.
Government in which a small group of people rule
The definition of tyranny is _____.
A government run by a strong ruler
The definition of democracy is _____.
Form of government in which citizens hold political power
The definition of direct democracy is _____.
Government in which citizens take directly in the day-to-day affairs of government
