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City-states
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An early city that was like a small independent country with its own laws, army, and government.
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Government
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The people or groups that rule a particular region.
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Monarchy
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A single ruler such as a king, queen, or emperor, who holds all the power in the country, from about 2000-800 BCE most Greek city-states were ruled by monarchs.
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Aristocrat
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A member of the most powerful class in ancient Greece society.
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Oligarchy
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A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of a few people.
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Tyranny
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A form of government in which the ruling power is in the hands of one person who is not a lawful king.
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Citizen
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A member of democracy, who has certain rights and responsibilities.
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Democracy
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A form of government in which the ruling power is shared by all citizens.
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Assembly
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A group of citizens in an ancient Greek democracy with the power to pass laws that had been suggested by the council.
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Council 500
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500 randomly chosen citizens who proposed laws and ran the government.
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Peloponnesus
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The peninsula forming the southern part of the mainland Greece.
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Athens
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A small village, home to a tribe of Ionian people.
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Athenian woman
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Were not considered citizens which meant they could not vote or attend the assembly.
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Economy
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A system of managing the wealth of a community or region.
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Agora
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A market and meeting place in ancient Greece.
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