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A Monarchy is when a single person leads a place and in Greece monarchies were rare and the kings were  quickly killed, so they needed rich people to help support them. The main difference between a monarchy and a tyranny is the monarchy tried to do what was right for the citizens

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Representative democracy is when you choose someone to represent you and they vote for all the people they represent. This is what we do in the United States. In Ancient Greece they had the Council of 500 that was like that.

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The Assembly is when all the citizen got together and debated and voted on government issues. In ancient Athens there could be 40,000-60,000 men. If there wasn't at least 6,000, slaves would be sent to gather citizens to the meeting place.

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A Oligarchy were just a couple of select people who ruled a country. They were usually wealthy middle class or aristocrats.This is how many Greek city-states were ruled from 1100-800 BCE.

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Government is what makes the laws for a community. In Ancient Greece there were lots of different types of government, but they were known for their democracies.

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This is a area that looked like a city, but had a government and religion like a state. In Greece these were the communities called polis.

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A Tyranny sometimes happened because a person murdered the one before him. This doesn't always mean they are bad, but sometimes they can be. A difference between a tyranny and a monarchy is a tyranny can't claim legal rights to be king

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A citizen is a person that lives in a community. A citizen in Ancient Greece was a free man that usually had to be born in that city. This was true for 10-20% of the population of Athens.

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Direct Democracy is when everyone participates in government. In ancient Athens the citizens were wealthy enough to be able to have this kind of government. They could debate and vote in the Assembly, be part of the Council of 500, or on a jury.