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Representative democracy is a from on democracy where people vote on representatives to vote and make decisions for them. America uses a representative democracy, but Greece did not. So the picture below is of our representative democracy.

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A direct democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote on laws and decisions directly. Athenians used direct democracy for about a hundred years.

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A democracy is a system of government in which the whole population or a group of elected representatives that make decisions on the city/states/nations behalf. Ancient Greece had a democracy where they decided what laws were passed and who would get punished for a certain crime. Greece was known for having the very first democracy.

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A way of ruling in which a city/state/nation is ruled by a single person. In ancient Greece,  the rulers demanded to have their eldest son become the next king. These rulers had so much power that they could make laws, act as judges, lead the army during wars, and conduct religious ceremonies.

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A nation under complete and cruel leadership. Greece used this form of government for a while. Usually, the tyrants would be cruel and oppressive to all the people in the place that he ruled. They were normally military leaders.

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A form of government in which all power is given to a few people. For a while, the Greeks used oligarchy to keep Greece under control and peaceful. Said Oligarchs were usually wealthy aristocrats that did not care what the public thought about their laws.

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A native of a certain city/state/nation who obeys the laws of that nation. A citizen in Greece had to be a grown man who was born in Athens. Women and children were not allowed to be a citizen.

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A way of keeping people under control with sets of laws and punishments. The Greeks had to follow all the rules of their city-state, or else they'd be punished.