HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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their own small farms.
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large estates.
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nearby islands.
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other people’s land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A tenant farmer was too poor to own his own land, so he rented land from a wealthier landowner in exchange for either a portion of the crops produced or money. The Greek work for this type of farmer is thetes.
Detailed explanation-2: -This type of government is called an oligarchy, which means “ruled by a few.” The best known city-state that practiced an oligarchy was Sparta. Sparta had two rulers for its city-state. Two other city-states that practiced an oligarchy were Corinth and Thebes.
Detailed explanation-3: -An aristocracy is a government ruled by a small group of noble, land owning families.
Detailed explanation-4: -Each polis featured an agora (marketplace) and an acropolis, or a fortified hilltop where citizens gathered to discuss city government.