Definition
A form of government in which people rule themselves by voting. The first was in Athens.
What is a Democracy?
War between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League that led to the ultimate demise of Ancient Greek civilization
What is the Peloponnesian War?
A political system in which citizens participate directly in decision making is called
What is a direct democracy?
This group handled finances and religious rituals.
Who is the Council Subcommittees?
What is the definition of Polis?
What is a city state in ancient Greece
A high hill where ancient Greeks built a strong fortress and temples. The town around this was surrounded by walls for protection.
What is an Acropolis?
A series of wars fought between Persia and the Greek city-states.
What is the Persian Wars?
This group was responsible for voting on laws and determining foreign policy
Who is the Assembly?
This group citizens elect others to represent them in government.
What is representative democracy?
Greece is made up of thousands of islands. True or False?
The earliest Greek culture. Built an advanced society on the island of Crete
What is Minoans?
This war was fought in 490 BCE, it is also why we call long runs challenging foot races.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
This group decided rulings in trials
Who are Juries?
The United States system of government has its origins in what country?
What is Greece?
Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle were all Ancient philosophers.
What is True
Built towns on the Greek mainland and were the first people to speak the Greek language. They established colonies for trade throughout the Mediterranean and often attacked other kingdoms
Who are the Mycenaeans?
Darius died before he could launch another attack, but his son Xerxes was determined to defeat the Greeks. What is the name of this war?
What is the Second Persian War?
This group served as judges.
Who are Archons?
In the United States what is the highest court?
What is the supreme court?
Greece invented the Olympic Games. True or False
What is True?
Power held by a small group of people.
What is oligarchy?
This battle broke the naval power of Persia.
What is the Battle of Salamis?
This group prepared bills to be voted on by the assembly and enforced the assembly's decisions.
Who is the council of 500 (Boule)?
Who is the President and Vice President of the United States?
Who is Joe Biden?
Who is Kamala Harris?
Greece is at least 5000-6000 years old.
What is true