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Define

Acropolis

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City center
Always on a hill
Greek
Government building of temple 
500 bc
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Define

Polis

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Greek city state

Athens-500bc

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Define

Agora

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Greek market place -500 bc

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Define

Democracy

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Two forms
Direct- Athens 500-206 bc
Representative- USA 1789-present

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Define

Direct democracy

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All citizens participate in law making.

Athens Greece 500-206

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Define

Representative democracy

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System of government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws
USA- 1789-present

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Define

Athens

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Capital of Greece
Greek city state
Home of first democracy
500 bc

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Define

Republic

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Ruled by elected officials
Rome
500 bc-100 bc

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Define

Empire

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Large area rules by a single person
Many cultures
Rome 
27bc-476ad
Absolute form of rule
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Define

Patricians

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Wealthy land owners that make up the senate and the consuls

Rome

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Define

Plebeians

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Everybody who is not a patrician

Whole time time existed

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Define

Consuls

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2 Executive officers
Cooperated to rule republic
Chosen from senate
Roman republic

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Define

Tribunes

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Representatives of plebeians who possessed power to veto over senate
500bc-100bc
Rome

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Define

Veto

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Late roman republic
Tribunes given veto power
“I forbid” in Latin.

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Define

Dictator

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Republic- 509bc-27bc

If there was a crisis the roman senate would elect a dictator to rule for 6 months.

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Define

Senate (SPQR)

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Existed in Rome from beginning to end
Wealthy families who made laws
Patricians

Senātis populusque rōmānus