Ancient Greece

polis

• town, city, or village
• Greek city-state

Tyrant

• rulers who seized power by force

democracy

• government by people or rule by all

oligarchy

• rule by the few

direct democracy

• citizens who are directly in decision making

sparta

• powerful city-state
• (war, power, fierce, self-disciplined)

Athens

• major city-state in Ancient Greece

philosophy

• organized system of thought

Socrates

• Athenian philosopher

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Socrates

• an ancient Greek philosopher

plato

• a great philosoper

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