Definitions
Agora
an open space used for assemblies
Homer
A greek writer
Athens
a city state that valued creativity
Citizenship
membership in a state of community which gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
Ephor
man responsible for the day to day operation of the government in Sparta
Polis
A city state in ancient Greece
Politics
art and practice of a government
Oligarchy
government in which a small group or people rule
Direct Democracy
government in which citizens take part directly in the day to day affairs of government
Helot
Mesioan person forced to work as a lowly farmer by Sparta
Citizens
Tennant Farmer
A person who farms on rented land
Phalanx
A greek military formation
Representative democracy
democracy in which people elect representatives to make the nations's laws
Military states
society organized for the purpose of waging war
Acropolis
Fortified part of an ancient greek city ,typically built on a hill
Metic
Foreigner in a greek city state
Tyranny
unjust use of power
Pericles
father of democracy
Barracks
military housing
Aristocracy
the highest class in a societies
Slavery
owner ship and control of other as property
Democracy
form of government in which citizens hold political
Sparta
Space for rent
Space for rent to