1. Greece Vocabulary

2. Polis: Greek word for city-state.
What word do we get today from POLIS?

3. Citizen: Legal member of a country or city-state.
Who in the US can be a citizen?

4. Acropolis:
“High City”. City on top of a hill. Public buildings located there. Good for defense.

5. Aristocracy: Greek for “Rule by the best people.”
Who would be considered the best?

6. Democracy:
Form of government where citizens hold political power.

7. Monarchy:
Rule by a king or queen.

8. Oligarchy:
Government in which a small group of people rule.