L 26 Vocab And Study Guide Flashcards

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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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4
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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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5
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To act in a way that is unfriendly and angry toward a particular person or object

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Hostile

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6
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To knowingly not pay attention to something or someone

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Ignored

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7
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To put a decision or plan into effect

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Implemented

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8
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Firmly and repeatedly stating a point of view

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Insisted

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9
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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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10
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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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11
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to have to do something based on a rule or command

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Required

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12
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To act or decide in a way that is the opposite of what has been established

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Reversed

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13
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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

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14
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Under the rule of the oligarchs, what happened to most of the poor people?

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The rich got richer and the poor got poorer

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15
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What was the same throughout the Greek city-states?

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They all spoke the same language

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16
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What are Ancient Greek communities called

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City states

17
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The lawmaking group in Athens was called the and all__ could vote in it

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Assembly and free man

18
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In times of war, the king relied on the___ for money to raise and supply an army.

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Aristocrats

19
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In monarchy the king has what type of power

20
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What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens

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People should rule themselves like a democracy

21
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How was Ancient Greek democracy different from the one in U.S.A today.

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The people of Athens voted on direct issues

22
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How was democracy in Athens different from other ancient forms of government

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All people shared power

23
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Why were some tyrants well liked

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The improved the lives of the people

24
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What time did many city states come under the rule of tyrants

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The mid 600’s B.C.E

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In a tyranny, what allowed the leader to rule
Military force
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Who would have said these words ( I was in the army when people began to complain about members of the government getting richer while everybody else was getting poorer. So I stepped forward, and with the people's help, I became a leader.)
Tyrant
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Oligarchs were thrown out of power by a partnership between ____.
The military officials and the people
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What kinds of laws did the oligarchs pass?
Unjust laws that favored the rich
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Which word in English comes from a Greek word meaning "few"?
Oligarch
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What happened to the king's advisers after the king lost power?
Another ruling group called the oligarchs took over
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Who belonged to the councils of aristocrats
Merchants and other rich men
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How did most kings in Ancient Greece come to power
They inherited power from their familypower
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How was it possible that different parts of Greece had different forms of government?
Communities that were isolated governed in different ways
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Which form of government in a Greek city-state usually came first?
Monarchy