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**centralized authority
**centralized authority
adapted from Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs & Steel," p. << to do chart
adapted from Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs & Steel," p. << to do chart
== Greek word origins of forms of government ==
== Greek terms for forms of government ==
note the hierarchy here from elite / centralized to democratic /popular rule
note the hierarchy here from elite / centralized to democratic /popular rule
* monarchy
* monarchy
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=== Modern words for forms of government ===
== Modern terms for forms of government ==
 
* authoritative
* authoritative
* democracy
* democracy