Homeric question: was there really a guy name homer that wrote the story or was he just part of the story 
POLIS: fundamental political unit, made up of a city and the surrounding countyside 
MONARCHY: rule by a single person (kings in Greece) 
ARISTOCRACY: RULE BY A SMALL GROUP of noble, very rich landowning families
OLIGARCHY: wealthy groups dissatified with aristocratic rule, who seized power(often w/ military help)
TYRANT: powerful individual who seized control by appealing to the common people support
SYMPOSIUMS: MEETING WHERE ELITE men would enjoy wine and poetry, performances by dancers and acrobats
 
POLITICS
  •  no women 
  • no middle class 
  • no slaves 
  • what do do if your on the outside

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