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word	defintion
tenant farmer	a person who paid rent either withi money or crops to grow crops on someones else's land
aristocracy	a hereditary class of rules
military state	a society organized for the purpose of waging war
innovation	a new way of doing things
phalanx	a formation of heavily armed foot soldiers who moved together as a unit
slavery	the ownership and control of other people as property
metic	a resident foreigner
tyranny	a government run by one strong leader
politics	the art and practice of government
direct democracy	a political system in which citizens participate directly in decision making
representative democracy	a political system in which citizens elect others to represent them
citizen	a member of a city-state who enjoys legal rights
democracy	a government run by many people
authority	people in power
polis	city-state
barracks	military housing
citizenship	membership in a community
acropolis	the high hill in a city-state where public buildings and temples were located

tenant farmer	defintion: a person who paid rent either withi money or crops to grow crops on someones else's land	1	0	false
aristocracy	defintion: a hereditary class of rules	2	0	false
military state	defintion: a society organized for the purpose of waging war	3	0	false
innovation	defintion: a new way of doing things	4	0	false
soldiers	a formation of heavily armed foot _____ who moved together as a unit	5	1	true
slavery	defintion: the ownership and control of other people as property	6	0	false
metic	defintion: a resident foreigner	7	0	false
tyranny	defintion: a government run by one strong leader	8	0	false
politics	defintion: the art and practice of government	9	0	false
participate	a political system in which citizens _____ directly in decision making	10	1	true
citizen	defintion: a member of a city-state who enjoys legal rights	12	0	false
democracy	defintion: a government run by many people	13	0	false
people in power	word: authority	14	1	false
polis	defintion: city-state	15	0	false
military housing	word: barracks	16	1	false
community	membership in a _____	17	1	true
acropolis	defintion: the high hill in a city-state where public buildings and temples were located	18	0	false