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Unit 2

Today in class we moved on to lesson two on our unit on ancient Greece. This lesson is about the Greek city-states. This lesson had a lot of definitions. A Polis is a city state, it is the fundamental unit of politics. An Acropolis is a place where Greeks come to discuss politics. The Greek Polis'  came in four forms monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy. A monarchy is a form where it is ruled by one king. An aristocracy is a form where a few wealthy land owner's ruled. A oligarchy is where a few people rule who overthrew the government using the military. A democracy is where the people vote on the laws.

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