Transcript Vocabulary Review Power Point

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Key Terms Overview
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the definition. (You can draw in the margins.)
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Monarchy: A form of government in which one person, such
as a king, queen, or emperor, rules and holds the power. The
power is usually passed down through the family.
Cecrops:
The mythical first king of Athens
(an important Greek city-state.)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
(Present day absolute monarch!)
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oligarchy—a form of government in which a small group of
people, usually wealthy aristocrats, rule and hold power
together.
Aristocrats were wealthy
landowners in ancient
Greece
One well known oligarchy was
found in Sparta, an ancient
Greek city-state.
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Tyranny: A form of government in which the ruler
seizes and takes power illegally, often through force.
In 510 BC, Cleisthenes helped Athens be set
free from the Tyrant Hippias.
He was the last tyrant of Athens.
Statue of Cleisthenes
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Direct Democracy: A type of government in which
the power is held by the people. Every citizen can
vote on every issue.
Citizens on the Pnyx, a flat-topped hill
in Athens to debate and vote. Citizens
participated in many ways. As many
as 6,000 citizens were expected to
participate in the assembly, 500 on
the council, and at least 200 on juries.
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Assembly—A group of citizens who gathered together in
ancient Greece to pass laws.
Ancient Athenian citizens were
expected to participate in the
Assembly. In the 5th century
public slaves were used to herd
citizens from the agora into the
meeting place (Pynx) with a redstained rope. A fine was given to
those who got the red on their
clothes. Later, in 403 BCE, pay
for participation was used, but
only for the first 6,000.
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Citizen: A person who legally belongs to a country
and has the rights and protection of that country.
A citizen in ancient Athens only included Athenian
men who had completed military training. Slaves,
freed slaves, women, and children were not
included. By 450 BCE, both mothers and fathers
had to be Athenians for a man to be considered a
citizen. This meant that only about 20% of the
population actively participated.
Two famous citizens:
Plato and Aristotle
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