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Polis
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A political unit in Ancient Greece.
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Acropolis
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A fortified hilltop.
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Monarchy
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A government ruled by kings or monarchs.
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Aristocracy
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A government ruled by nobles and land-owning families.
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Phalanx
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The most powerful fighting force in the ancient world.
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Tyrants
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Appealed to the poor and the discontented for control of the government.
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Helots
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Becoming peasants while being forced to stay on the land that they worked.
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Democracy
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Rule by the people.
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The Persian Wars
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A war between Greece and the Persian Empire.
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